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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 ¨#¨¨¨##¨##
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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      ###¨¨#¨#¨#
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