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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 §§§§,,§§,,
§,,§§,,§,,                   AREAS                  ,§§,,,,,,§
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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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