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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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,,@@@,@@,,         ,^-*-^, 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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