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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 ,,~/~,,         ,&,&,&,&,&
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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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