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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.         ##@&$^†~:,
,,:~†^$&@#                                          #@&$^†~:,,
,,,:~†^$&@                                          @&$^†~:,,,
,,,,:~†^$&                                          &$^†~:,,,,
,,,,,:~†^$                                          $^†~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~†^                                          ^†~:,,,,,,