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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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#£§§*:~.,, 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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