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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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