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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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#######,,, THE PLANT HAS A  SPINE. EACH VERTEBRA IS ,,,#######
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#####,,,,# RIBS RADIATING  OUTWARD.  EVEN  SO, IT'S #,,,,#####
####,,##,, VERY  LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S  ROUGHLY ,,##,,####
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