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¨###¨¨¨##¨               (EQUISETUM)                ¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨
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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 ##¨¨##¨¨¨¨
#####¨¨###                  AREAS                   #¨¨¨¨¨¨###
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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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