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/--....... (Equisetum) .......--/
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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 ........--
/--....... Transparent. .......--/
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##@%=/--.. A Similar Plumage. ..--/=%@##
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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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