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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 ¨@¨¨@¨@¨@¨
@¨¨@¨@¨@¨@                  Areas                   ¨@¨@@¨@¨@¨
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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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