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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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:=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=:
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-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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