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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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#......###         .^~†~^. 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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