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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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