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¨#¨##¨##¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨#¨#
¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#                (EQUISETUM)               ¨##¨¨#¨#¨#
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¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨#¨#
¨#¨##¨##¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨#¨#
¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#         ¨,~\~,¨ THE PLANT ¨,~\~,¨        ¨##¨¨#¨#¨#
¨#¨##¨##¨#                                          ¨¨#¨##¨#¨#
¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨# 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.            ¨¨#¨##¨#¨#
¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨#¨#
¨#¨##¨##¨# IT  LIKES PARTIAL  SHADE AND  VERY  DAMP ¨¨#¨##¨#¨#
¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#                  AREAS                   ¨##¨¨#¨#¨#
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¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨#                                          ¨##¨¨#¨#¨#
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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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