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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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,,,,~*@@## 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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