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@@@@,,@,,,                                          @,,@@@,@,@
,,,@,@@,,,               (EQUISETUM)                @,@,,@@@@,
,,@@@,@,,,                                          @@@,@,,,@,
,@,,@@@,,@                                          ,,@@@,,@@,
@@,@,,@,@,                                          ,@,,@,@,@,
,@@@,@@@@,        ,:-=-:, 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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,@@@@,@@@@         ,:-=-:, 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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