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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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§,,,,§,,,, IT  LIKES  PARTIAL  SHADE AND VERY  DAMP ,,,,,,,,,,
,§,,,,§,,,                   AREAS                  ,,,,,,,,,,
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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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