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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.               &,&&&,&&&,
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,,,&&&,,,, 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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