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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 &&.&.&.&.&
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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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