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,&&,&&,&,&                (EQUISETUM)               &,&,,&,&,&
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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.            &,&,&&,&,&
,&&,&&,&,&                                          &,&,,&,&,&
,,&,,&,&,& 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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