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,,,@@@@@@@                                          ,@,,,,@@,,
@@,,@@@@@@                                          ,,,@@,,,,@
@,,,,@@@@@               (EQUISETUM)                @@,,,,@@,,
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@,,,,,,@@@                                          ,,,,,,@@@@
,,@@@@,,@@                                          @@@@@,,@@@
,,,@@,,,,,        ,~=*=~, THE PLANT ,~=*=~,         ,@@@,,,,@,
@@,,,,@@@@                                          ,,@,,@@,,,
,,,@@,,@@@ 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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