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,,,@@@,@@,                                          @,@,,@@@@,
,,@,,@@,@,                                          @@@,@,,,@,
,@@,@,@@@,                                          ,,@@@,,@@,
@,@@@@,,@@                                          ,@,,@,@,@,
@@,,,@,@,@               (EQUISETUM)                @@,@@@@@@@
,@,,@@@@@@                                          ,@@,,,,,,,
@@,@,,,,,@                                          @,@,,,,,,,
,@@@,,,,@@                                          @@@,,,,,,@
@,,@,,,@,@        ,,»;»,, 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.               @,,@,@,,,,
@,@,@,@,,,                                          @,@@@@,,,@
@@@@@@@,,@ 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                  ,@@@@,@@,,
@,@,@@,,@,                                          @,,,@@,@,@
@@@@,@,@@@                                          @,,@,@@@@,
,,,@@@@,,@                                          @,@@@,,,@@
,,@,,,@,@@         ,,»;»,, 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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