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=~^.......                                          .......^~=
~^........                (Equisetum)               ........^~
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&%==~^....         .^~=~^. The Plant .^~=~^.        ....^~==%&
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@¶&%==~^.. The  Equisetum  Is  A  Plant Much  Older ..^~==%&¶@
#@¶&%==~^. Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much .^~==%&¶@#
@¶&%==~^.. Older Than  Most Trees. It'S Light Green ..^~==%&¶@
¶&%==~^... To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly ...^~==%&¶
&%==~^....               Transparent.               ....^~==%&
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==~^...... The Plant Has  A Spine. Each Vertebra Is ......^~==
=~^....... Stacked Upon The  Next,  With  Spokelike .......^~=
~^........ Ribs  Radiating  Outward.  Even So, It'S ........^~
=~^....... Very Light,  Being  Hollow. It'S Roughly .......^~=
==~^...... The  Height Of A Foxes Tail, And  Shares ......^~==
%==~^.....            A Similar Plumage.            .....^~==%
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¶&%==~^... It Likes  Partial  Shade  And  Very Damp ...^~==%&¶
@¶&%==~^..                   Areas                  ..^~==%&¶@
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&%==~^....         .^~=~^. In Magic .^~=~^.         ....^~==%&
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==~^...... When  A  Colony  Numbers High Enough, It ......^~==
=~^....... Slices  The  Air  In   The  Forest  Into .......^~=
~^........ Separate  Planes, A Few  Centimeters  In ........^~
=~^....... Height.  Time  Can   Get  Diffracted  In .......^~=
==~^...... These,  Hitting  Each   In  Turn  In   A ......^~==
%==~^.....      Slightly Different Angle, And       .....^~==%
&%==~^....         Eventually Spread Thin.          ....^~==%&
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