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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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##&&$%^»~. IT LIKES PARTIAL SHADE AND VERY DAMP .~»^%$&&##
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###&$%^»~. .~»^»~. IN MAGIC .~»^»~. .~»^%$&###
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###&$%^»~. SLICES THE AIR IN THE FOREST INTO .~»^%$&###
###&$%^»~. SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN .~»^%$&###
&%»....... HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN .......»%&
#$%%%^»»~. THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A .~»»^%%%$#
&$$$$%^»~. SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND .~»^%$$$$&
###&$%^»~. EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN. .~»^%$&###
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