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#@¶§%*†~.,                (Equisetum)               ,.~†*%§¶@#
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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.            ,,,,,.~†%§
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#@¶§%*†~., It  Likes Partial  Shade  And Very  Damp ,.~†*%§¶@#
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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 ,,,,,,,~*§
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#@¶§%*†~.,         Eventually Spread Thin.          ,.~†*%§¶@#
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