¨.=*=&@###                                          ###@&=*=.¨
¨¨.=*=&@##                                          ##@&=*=.¨¨
¨¨¨.=*=&@#                                          #@&=*=.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=*=&@                                          @&=*=.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.=*=&@#                                          #@&=*=.¨¨¨
¨¨.=*=&@##               (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                   ##@&=*=.¨¨
¨¨¨.=*=&@#                                          #@&=*=.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.=*=&@                                          @&=*=.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.=*=&@#                                          #@&=*=.¨¨¨
¨¨.=*=&@##         ¨.=*=.¨ 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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