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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.            ....~=^*¤¤
#¤¤*^=~...                                          ...~=^*¤¤#
##¤¤*^=~.. 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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