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@#¤*§^«~,,                (EQUISETUM)               ,,~«^§*¤#@
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@#¤*§^«~,,                                          ,,~«^§*¤#@
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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.            ,~«^§*¤#@#
@#¤*§^«~,,                                          ,,~«^§*¤#@
#¤*§^«~,,, 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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