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@@@,@,,,,,                (EQUISETUM)               @@@@,@,@,@
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@,@@,@@,@,         ,:-;-:, 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                   @@@,@@@@@,
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@,,@@,@,@,         ,:-;-:, 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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