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##***†^=..               (Equisetum)                ..=^†***##
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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 ....===††¤
¤¤¤†=.....               Transparent.               .....=†¤¤¤
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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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###¤*†^=..         ..=^=.. In Magic ..=^=..         ..=^†*¤###
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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      ..=^†*¤###
###¤*†^=..         Eventually Spread Thin.          ..=^†*¤###
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