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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.            #¤$*†«.,,,
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,.«†*$¤### IT  LIKES  PARTIAL SHADE  AND VERY  DAMP ###¤$*†«.,
,,.«†*$¤##                  AREAS                   ##¤$*†«.,,
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,,,,,.«†*$                                          $*†«.,,,,,
,,,,,,.«†*         ,.«†«., IN MAGIC ,.«†«.,         *†«.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«†                                          †«.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,.« WHEN  A  COLONY  NUMBERS HIGH ENOUGH, IT «.,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.«† SLICES  THE  AIR   IN  THE  FOREST  INTO †«.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.«†* SEPARATE  PLANES,  A FEW  CENTIMETERS IN *†«.,,,,,,
,,,,,.«†*$ HEIGHT.  TIME  CAN  GET   DIFFRACTED  IN $*†«.,,,,,
,,,,.«†*$¤ THESE,  HITTING   EACH  IN  TURN   IN  A ¤$*†«.,,,,
,,,.«†*$¤#      SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND       #¤$*†«.,,,
,,.«†*$¤##          EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN.         ##¤$*†«.,,
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