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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.               @,@,@@@,@,
@,@,,@@@@,                                          ,@@@@,,@@@
,@@@,@,,,@ 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 @,,,@,@,@,
,@@,,,,,,,                  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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