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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 ,~~;~~,         ,,,,,,§§§§
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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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