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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.         ,,&,&,&,&,
&,&&,&&,&,                                          ,&&,&,&,&,
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