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@¨@¨@¨@¨@@                                          @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨¨@               (EQUISETUM)                @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
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@¨@¨@¨@¨¨@                                          @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨@@                                          @¨@¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨@¨@¨@¨¨@        ¨.-;-.¨ 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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