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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                   ,@@@,@,@,@
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,@@@@,@@@,                                          @,@,,,,,@@
@,,,@@,,@@                                          @@@,,,,@,@
@,,@,@,@,,         ,.-*-., 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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