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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. @&&&&**-:¨
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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. @&***:¨¨¨¨
¨:-**&&&&@ @&&&&**-:¨
¨¨¨¨:**&&@ IT LIKES PARTIAL SHADE AND VERY DAMP @&&**:¨¨¨¨
¨::-***&@# AREAS #@&***-::¨
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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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