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,,@@,,@,@@                                          ,,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,,@                                          ,@@,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,@@                                          ,,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,,@                                          ,@@,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,@@                (EQUISETUM)               ,,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,,@                                          ,@@,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,@@                                          ,,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,,@                                          ,@@,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,@@         ,.-^-., 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                  ,,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,,@                                          ,@@,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,@@                                          ,,@,@,@,@,
,@,@,@@,,@                                          ,@@,@,@,@,
@@,@,,@,@@         ,.-^-., 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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