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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.               ####%%*~,,
,,~****%##                                          ##%****~,,
,,~*%%#### 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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