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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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