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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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