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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 .,«/%%@@##
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##@@%%/«,. THE PLANT HAS A  SPINE. EACH VERTEBRA IS .,«/%%@@##
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#@%%/,,... RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD.  EVEN  SO,  IT'S ...,,/%%@#
##@@%%/«,. VERY  LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S  ROUGHLY .,«/%%@@##
##@@%%/«,. THE  HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND  SHARES .,«/%%@@##
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##@@%%/«,. 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 .,«/%%@@##
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