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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 ..####.#..
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#..#.###.. The Plant  Has A Spine. Each Vertebra Is #...#.##.#
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####..#.## 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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.#.#...#.# 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 ##....#.#.
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