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,,,,,,@,@@                                          ,@,,@,,,,@
,,,,,@@@,,               (EQUISETUM)                @@,@@,,,@@
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,,,@@,@@@,                                          @,@@@,@@@@
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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 ,,~=~,,         ,,,@,,,,@,
@,@,@@@,@@                                          ,,@@,,,@@,
@@@@,,@@,, 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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