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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. #@@&&*/=,.
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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 ..........
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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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