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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 ,,,,,^~*^£
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£^*~^,,,,, 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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£&£^*~^,,, Slices  The  Air  In  The  Forest   Into ,,,^~*^£&£
#£&£^*~^,, Separate  Planes, A  Few  Centimeters In ,,^~*^£&£#
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#£&£^*~^,, These,   Hitting  Each   In  Turn  In  A ,,^~*^£&£#
£&£^*~^,,,      Slightly Different Angle, And       ,,,^~*^£&£
&£^*~^,,,,          Eventually Spread Thin.         ,,,,^~*^£&
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