%**=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=**%
&%**=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=**%&
#&%**=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=**%&#
##&%**=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=**%&##
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##&%**=,¨¨                (EQUISETUM)               ¨¨,=**%&##
#&%**=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=**%&#
&%**=,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,=**%&
%**=,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,=**%
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨,=*=,¨ THE PLANT ¨,=*=,¨        ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
*=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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.               ¨¨,=**%&##
###&%**=,¨                                          ¨,=**%&###
##&%**=,¨¨ 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.            ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=*
**=,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=**
%**=,¨¨¨¨¨ IT  LIKES  PARTIAL  SHADE AND VERY  DAMP ¨¨¨¨¨,=**%
&%**=,¨¨¨¨                  AREAS                   ¨¨¨¨,=**%&
#&%**=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=**%&#
##&%**=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=**%&##
###&%**=,¨                                          ¨,=**%&###
##&%**=,¨¨         ¨,=*=,¨ IN MAGIC ¨,=*=,¨         ¨¨,=**%&##
#&%**=,¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨,=**%&#
&%**=,¨¨¨¨ 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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##&%**=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=**%&##
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