,&&,&&,,&,                                          ,&&,,&&&&,
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&,&,,&,&&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&,&,&&,,&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&,&,,&,&&,               (EQUISETUM)                &,&,&,&,&,
&,&,&&,,&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&,&,,&,&&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&,&,&&,,&,                                          &,&,&,&,&,
&,&,,&,&&,         ,.-\-., 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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