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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 ........~*
$*~....... The Height Of A Foxes  Tail, And  Shares .......~*$
&$*~......            A Similar Plumage.            ......~*$&
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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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