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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                  ##@$==~.,,
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,,,.~==$@#                                          #@$==~.,,,
,,,,.~==$@         ,.~=~., 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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