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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.               @¶@§§:~:..
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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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..:~:§§@¶@         .:~:~:. 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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