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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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