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#¨¨¨¨##¨¨# THE  EQUISETUM  IS  A  PLANT  MUCH OLDER ¨¨##¨¨¨¨##
¨¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨ THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH ¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨#
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨###
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##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨            A SIMILAR PLUMAGE.            #####¨¨¨¨#
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¨¨####¨¨## 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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