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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 ¤&*;~,....
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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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