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*^~.,,,,,,                (EQUISETUM)               ,,,,,,.~^*
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*^~.,,,,,,         ,.~^~., 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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