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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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