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,,«:%$&@##                                          ##@&$%:«,,
,,«:%$&@##               (EQUISETUM)                ##@&$%:«,,
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,,«:%$&@@@                                          @@@&$%:«,,
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,,«:%$&###         ,,«:«,, THE PLANT ,,«:«,,        ###&$%:«,,
,,«:%$&###                                          ###&$%:«,,
,,«:%$&@## THE  EQUISETUM  IS  A PLANT  MUCH  OLDER ##@&$%:«,,
,,«:%$$&&# THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH #&&$$%:«,,
,,,,,,«:%& OLDER  THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN &%:«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:$@ TO  YELLOW  IN  COLOR  AND  IS  SLIGHTLY @$:,,,,,,,
,,«:%$&@@@               TRANSPARENT.               @@@&$%:«,,
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,,«:%$&@## THE PLANT HAS A  SPINE. EACH VERTEBRA IS ##@&$%:«,,
,,,,,««:$@ STACKED  UPON THE  NEXT,  WITH SPOKELIKE @$:««,,,,,
,,«:%$&@## RIBS  RADIATING  OUTWARD.  EVEN SO, IT'S ##@&$%:«,,
,,«:%$&@## VERY LIGHT,  BEING  HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ##@&$%:«,,
,,,,,««%$& THE  HEIGHT OF A  FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES &$%««,,,,,
,,«:%$&@##            A SIMILAR PLUMAGE.            ##@&$%:«,,
,,,,,«%&&#                                          #&&%«,,,,,
,,,,«:%$@# IT  LIKES PARTIAL  SHADE  AND VERY  DAMP #@$%:«,,,,
,,«:%$&@@@                  AREAS                   @@@&$%:«,,
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,,,,,«%%&@         ,,«:«,, 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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