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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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