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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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