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,&&,,,,&,& the equisetum is a plant much older ,,,,&&&,,&
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,&,&&,,,,& older than most trees. it's light green &&,,,,&&&,
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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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,&,,,,,,,, height. time can get diffracted in ,,,&,&&,,,
,,&,,,,,,, these, hitting each in turn in a &,,,,&&&,,
,,,&,,,,,, slightly different angle, and &&,,,&,&&,
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