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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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