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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                   ,@@,,,,@@@
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,,,,,,,@@@                                          @@@,,,,,,,
@@@@@@,,@@                                          @@,,@@@@@@
@@@@@,,,,@         ,^=;=^, 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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