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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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.&.&.&.&.& .,«†«,. 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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