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,@,,@,@,@@                                          @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@               (EQUISETUM)                @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@                                          @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@         ,~=^=~, THE PLANT ,~=^=~,        @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@ 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.               @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@ 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.            @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@                                          @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@ IT  LIKES PARTIAL  SHADE AND  VERY  DAMP @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@                   AREAS                  @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@                                          @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@         ,~=^=~, IN MAGIC ,~=^=~,         @,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@,@,,@                                          @,@@,,@,,@
,@,,@,@,@@ 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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