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¨@¨¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@@¨@@¨@¨@¨               (EQUISETUM)                ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
¨@¨¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@@¨@@¨@¨@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
¨@¨¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @@¨@¨@@¨@¨
@@¨@@¨@¨@¨         ¨:«*«:¨ 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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¨@¨¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @@¨@¨@@¨@¨
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¨@¨¨@¨@¨@¨                                          @@¨@¨@@¨@¨