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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 ,,,,,,,,^-
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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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