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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 ####.#.#.#
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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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..#..##### 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       ###.#.##.#
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