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¨¨¨¨¨,=†%%                                          %%†=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†%               (EQUISETUM)                %†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=† THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH †=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,=†%%&               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 #@&%%†=,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,=†%%& THE HEIGHT OF  A FOXES TAIL,  AND SHARES &%%†=,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†%                                          %†=,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=                  AREAS                   =,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=†                                          †=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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