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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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§,,,§§§§,, Height.  Time   Can  Get  Diffracted  In §§§,§,,,§,
§,,§,,,§,, These,  Hitting   Each   In  Turn  In  A ,,§§§,,§§§
§,§§,,§§,§       Slightly Different Angle, And      ,§,,§,§,,,
§§,§,§,§§,          Eventually Spread Thin.         §§,§§§§,,§
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