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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 ¨--/--¨         ¨¨¨¨--/%§¶
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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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