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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.               ¨@@¨¨¨@@¨¨
¨@@¨¨¨¨@@¨                                          ¨@¨@¨¨@¨@¨
¨@¨@¨¨¨@¨@ 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 ¨.~/~.¨         @¨@@@@@¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@@@¨¨                                          @@@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨ 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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