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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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#¨¨¨¨¨#¨## 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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