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,,@,,,@,,@                (EQUISETUM)               ,@@@,@,@@,
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,@,,,,,,,@        ,.«=«., 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.            @@@@,,@@,@
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,@,,,@,@,@ IT LIKES  PARTIAL  SHADE  AND VERY  DAMP ,,,,@@@@@,
,@@,,@@@@@                   AREAS                  ,,,,@,,,,@
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,@@@,,,@@,         ,.«=«., 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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