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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.         ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨§¨