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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                  ,@@,,,,,,@
,,,@,,,,@@                                          ,,,,@@@@,,
@@,,,@@,,@                                          @@@,,@@,,@
@,,@,,,,,,                                          @@,,,,,,,,
,,,,,@@@@@         ,.=:=., 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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