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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 ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,                   Areas                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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