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¨,»//$@@@@ THE EQUISETUM IS A PLANT MUCH OLDER @@@@$//»,¨
¨,»/$@@@@@ THAN FERNS, WHICH ARE IN TURN MUCH @@@@@$/»,¨
¨,»/$@@@## OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN ##@@@$/»,¨
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¨,»/$@@@@@ RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S @@@@@$/»,¨
¨,»/$@@@@# VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY #@@@@$/»,¨
¨,»/$@@@@# THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES #@@@@$/»,¨
¨,»/$$$@@@ A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. @@@$$$/»,¨
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¨,»/$@@@@# SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN #@@@@$/»,¨
¨¨¨¨»/$@@@ HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN @@@$/»¨¨¨¨
¨,»/$@@@@# THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A #@@@@$/»,¨
¨,»/$@@@## SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND ##@@@$/»,¨
¨,»/$@@@@# EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN. #@@@@$/»,¨
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