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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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,,,,,,,,,,         ,-~†~-, 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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