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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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