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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.            ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨§ 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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