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.^~;^%¤¶@# .^~;~^. THE PLANT .^~;~^. #@¶¤%^;~^.
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.^~;^%¤¶@@ THE EQUISETUM IS A PLANT MUCH OLDER @@¶¤%^;~^.
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.^~;^%¤¶@# OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT GREEN #@¶¤%^;~^.
.^~;^%¤¤¤@ TO YELLOW IN COLOR AND IS SLIGHTLY @¤¤¤%^;~^.
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.^~;^%¤¶@# RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S #@¶¤%^;~^.
.^~;^%¤¶@# VERY LIGHT, BEING HOLLOW. IT'S ROUGHLY #@¶¤%^;~^.
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.^~^%¤¶@## A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ##@¶¤%^~^.
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.^~;^%%%¤¶ HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ¶¤%%%^;~^.
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