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¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                (Equisetum)               ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§        ¨.»*».¨ The Plant ¨.»*».¨         §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
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§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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