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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.            ¨^~:%*&###
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#&*%:~^¨¨¨ 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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