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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 ,,«*^¤#@##
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@@@#¤^*«,, 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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#@@#¤^*«,, EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN. ,,«*^¤#@@#
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