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@,,,@,,,,,                                          ,,@@@,,@@@
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,,,,@,,@@@                                          @@,,,@@,,,
@@@,,,,,@@               (equisetum)                @,,@,,,,@@
@@,,@@@,,@                                          ,,,,,@@,,@
@,,,,@,,,,                                          ,@@@,,,,,,
,,@@,,,@@,                                          ,,@,,@@@@,
@,,,,@,,,,        ,^~/~^, 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.               @@@@@@@@@,
,,,,@@@,,@                                          @@@@@@@@,,
@@@,,@,,,, 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                  @,,,,@@@@,
@@,,@,,,,@                                          ,,@@,,@@,,
,,,,,,@@,,                                          @,,,,,,,,,
@@@@@,,,,@                                          ,,@@@@@@@@
@@@@,,@@,,         ,^~/~^, 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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