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###%^;~~,, THE EQUISETUM IS A PLANT MUCH OLDER ,,~~;^%###
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#%^;~~,,,, OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN ,,,,~~;^%#
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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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##%^;~~,,, HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ,,,~~;^%##
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