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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 &&.&.&.&.&
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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 .&.&.&.&.&
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..&.&.&.&. It Likes Partial Shade And Very Damp &&.&.&.&.&
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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 &&.&.&.&.&
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