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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 .&.&.&.&.&
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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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.&.&.&&.&. THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A .&.&.&.&.&
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