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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.               §*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨.~:*%%§§§ 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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¨.~:*%§@## 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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