,,,,,^«=*§                                          §*=«^,,,,,
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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                  &§*=«^,,,,
,,,^«=*§&£                                          £&§*=«^,,,
,,^«=*§&£#                                          #£&§*=«^,,
,^«=*§&£##                                          ##£&§*=«^,
,,^«=*§&£#         ,^«=«^, 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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,,^«=*§&£#                                          #£&§*=«^,,
,,,^«=*§&£                                          £&§*=«^,,,