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,@@,,@@@,@                                          @,,,,@,,@,
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@@@@@@@,@,               (EQUISETUM)                ,@@,,@,@@,
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@,,@,,,@,@         ,^«:«^, THE PLANT ,^«:«^,        @@,@,,@@@@
,@,@@,,@@@                                          @,@@@,@,,,
,@@@,@,@,, 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.               @,,,@,,@,@
,@@,@,@@,@                                          ,@,,@@,@@@
@@,@@@@,@@ 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.            ,,,@@,@@,@
@,,@,@@@@@                                          ,,,@,@@,@@
,@,@@@,,,, IT LIKES  PARTIAL  SHADE AND  VERY  DAMP @,,@@@,@@,
,@@@,,@,,,                  AREAS                   @@,@,,@@,@
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,,@,@@@,@,                                          @@@,,@@@@,
,,@@@,,@@@                                          @,,@,@,,,@
@,@,,@,@,,         ,^«:«^, IN MAGIC ,^«:«^,         ,@,@@@@,,@
,@@@,@@@@,                                          @@@@,,,@,@
@@,,@@,,,@ 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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