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&,&,&,&,,&                                          &,,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          &,&&,&,,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          &,,&,&,&&,
&,&,&,&,&,               (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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