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####,,##,,        ,.=^=., THE PLANT ,.=^=.,         ,,,,##,,##
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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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##,,####,, THE PLANT HAS A SPINE.  EACH VERTEBRA IS ######,,,,
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####,,,,,, RIBS  RADIATING  OUTWARD. EVEN  SO, IT'S ####,,,,,,
,##,,##### VERY  LIGHT,  BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ,##,,####,
,,,,,,#### THE HEIGHT  OF A  FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ,,,,,,##,,
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######,,,, THESE,  HITTING  EACH  IN  TURN   IN   A ######,,,,
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