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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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