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@@,,@@@,,@                                          @@@,,@@,,,
,,,,,@,,,,                                          @@,,,,,,@,
@@@@,,,@@,                                          @,,@@@@,,,
,@@,,@,,,,               (EQUISETUM)                ,,,,@@,,@,
,,,,,,,@@,                                          ,@@,,,,,,,
@@@@@@,,,,                                          ,,,,@@@@@@
@@@@@,,@@,                                          ,@@,,@@@@@
@@@@,,,,,,        ,~~^~~, 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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