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..........               (Equisetum)                ..........
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.......-=†        .-=†=-. The Plant .-=†=-.         †=-.......
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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 ¶§$§†=-...
..-=†§$§¶# To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly #¶§$§†=-..
.-=†§$§¶##               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 ¶§$§†=-...
....-=†§$§ Very Light,  Being Hollow.  It'S Roughly §$§†=-....
.....-=†§$ The Height Of  A Foxes Tail, And  Shares $§†=-.....
......-=†§            A Similar Plumage.            §†=-......
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........-= It  Likes Partial  Shade And  Very  Damp =-........
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..........         .-=†=-. In Magic .-=†=-.         ..........
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.........- When  A Colony  Numbers High  Enough, It -.........
........-= Slices  The  Air   In  The  Forest  Into =-........
.......-=† Separate  Planes, A Few  Centimeters  In †=-.......
......-=†§ Height.  Time  Can  Get   Diffracted  In §†=-......
.....-=†§$ These,  Hitting  Each   In   Turn  In  A $§†=-.....
....-=†§$§       Slightly Different Angle, And      §$§†=-....
...-=†§$§¶         Eventually Spread Thin.          ¶§$§†=-...
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