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,&,&,,&,&&                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&,&&,,&                (Equisetum)               ,&,,&,&,&,
,&,&,,&,&&                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
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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.            ,&,&&,&,&,
&&,&,&&,,&                                          ,&,,&,&,&,
,&,&,,&,&& 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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