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.....^-/=$ (Equisetum) $=/-^.....
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.........^ .^-/-^. The Plant .^-/-^. ^.........
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.......^-/ The Equisetum Is A Plant Much Older /-^.......
......^-/= Than Ferns, Which Are In Turn Much =/-^......
.....^-/=$ Older Than Most Trees. It'S Light Green $=/-^.....
....^-/=$@ To Yellow In Color And Is Slightly @$=/-^....
...^-/=$@@ Transparent. @@$=/-^...
..^-/=$@@# #@@$=/-^..
.^-/=$@@## 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 $=/-^.....
......^-/= A Similar Plumage. =/-^......
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........^- It Likes Partial Shade And Very Damp -^........
.........^ Areas ^.........
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.....^-/=$ .^-/-^. 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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