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,,,,,^»;%& &%;»^,,,,,
,,,,^»;%&£ £&%;»^,,,,
,,,^»;%&££ ,^»;»^, 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 ,^»;»^, ££&%;»^,,,
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,,,,,^»;%& 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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