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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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,@@,,,@@@, 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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,,@@@@@,@,         ,:»†»:, 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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