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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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#¨#¨##¨##¨ 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 #¨¨#¨#¨¨#¨
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