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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.               ##¶§§^†~^.
..^~†^§§¶#                                          #¶§§^†~^..
...^~†^§§¶ 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 ..........
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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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