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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 ,,~†%%&&@@
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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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##@&%%†~,, SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN ,,~†%%&@##
&&&%%†,,,, HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ,,,,†%%&&&
@@%†,,,,,, THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A ,,,,,,†%@@
#&%†~,,,,, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND ,,,,,~†%
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