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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 ,,,,,,,^~=
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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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