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....,=†^*§ The  Equisetum  Is  A  Plant  Much Older §*^†=,....
...,=†^*§# Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much #§*^†=,...
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.,=†^*§#@# To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly #@#§*^†=,.
..,=†^*§#@               Transparent.               @#§*^†=,..
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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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.....,=†^* It  Likes  Partial Shade  And  Very Damp *^†=,.....
....,=†^*§                  Areas                   §*^†=,....
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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 =,........
.......,=†      Slightly Different Angle, And       †=,.......
......,=†^          Eventually Spread Thin.         ^†=,......
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