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#&§§*««¨¨¨ The  Equisetum  Is  A Plant  Much  Older ¨¨¨««*§§&#
##@&§*\«-¨ Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much ¨-«\*§&@##
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##@&§*\«-¨ To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly ¨-«\*§&@##
##@&§*\«-¨               Transparent.               ¨-«\*§&@##
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##@&§*\«-¨ Stacked  Upon The  Next,  With Spokelike ¨-«\*§&@##
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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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