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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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,,,~~:%%## 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 #%::»,,,,,
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