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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 .~»†*&§@@@
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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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