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,,:-;†%###               (EQUISETUM)                ###%†;-:,,
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,,,:-;†%## THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH ##%†;-:,,,
,,,,:-;†%# OLDER THAN MOST  TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN #%†;-:,,,,
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,,,:-;†%## VERY LIGHT,  BEING  HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY ##%†;-:,,,
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