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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 ###&%^-:,,
,:-^%&#### Areas ####&%^-:,
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,,,,,:-^%& ,:-^-:, 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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