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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.               ,.........
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.......... 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.            §†-,......
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....,-†§@¤ It  Likes  Partial  Shade  And Very Damp ¤@§†-,....
...,-†§@¤@                  Areas                   @¤@§†-,...
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...,-†§@¤@         .,-†-,. In Magic .,-†-,.         @¤@§†-,...
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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 ,.........
..........      Slightly Different Angle, And       ..........
..........          Eventually Spread Thin.         ..........
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