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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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#@¶&$%==~, It Likes  Partial Shade  And  Very  Damp ,~==%$&¶@#
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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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