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,,@,,,@,@,                                          @@@@@,,@@,
,,@@,,@@@@                                          ,,,,,@,@,@
@,@,@,@,,,               (EQUISETUM)                ,,,,,@@@@@
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,@,,,,,,@,                                          @,,,,@@,,,
,@@,,,,,@@                                          @@,,,@,@,,
,@,@,,,,@,         ,,~^~,, THE PLANT ,,~^~,,        ,,@,,@@@@,
,@@@@,,,@@                                          @,@@,@,,,@
@@,,,@,,@, 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                  @@,@,,@,,,
@,,,,,@,,,                                          @,@@@,@@,,
@@,,,,@@,,                                          ,@@,,@@,@,
@,@,,,@,@,                                          @@,@,@,@@@
,@@@,,@@@@         ,,~^~,, IN MAGIC ,,~^~,,         ,,@@@@@@,,
,@,,@,@,,,                                          @,@,,,,,@,
,@@,@@@@,, 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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