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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 #@#§&%*--¨
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¨--*%§#@## The Plant Has A  Spine. Each Vertebra Is ##@#§%*--¨
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¨--*&§#@## Ribs  Radiating  Outward. Even So,  It'S ##@#§&*--¨
¨--*%&§#@# Very  Light,  Being Hollow. It'S Roughly #@#§&%*--¨
¨--*%&§#@# The Height Of A Foxes Tail,  And  Shares #@#§&%*--¨
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¨--*%&§#@# 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      #@#§&%*--¨
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