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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 ....,»=*%@
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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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@%*=»,.... HEIGHT.  TIME  CAN  GET  DIFFRACTED   IN ....,»=*%@
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