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,@@,,@,@,,               (EQUISETUM)                ,@@@@@@,,@
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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.            @@,,@,@@@@
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@@,@@,@@@, 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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