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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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##@#§&%;., RIBS RADIATING  OUTWARD. EVEN  SO,  IT'S ,.;%&§#@##
##@#&%;~., VERY  LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW.  IT'S ROUGHLY ,.~;%&#@##
#@#§&%;~., THE HEIGHT  OF A  FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ,.~;%&§#@#
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