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¨#¨#¨#¨##¨                (Equisetum)               #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
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¨#¨#¨#¨##¨                                          #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
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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 ¨~~=~~¨         #¨#¨¨#¨##¨
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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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