,,,,~***$&                                          &$***~,,,,
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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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