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,:«/**@¶## ##¶@**/«:,
,:«/**@¶## THE EQUISETUM IS A PLANT MUCH OLDER ##¶@**/«:,
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,:«/**@¶## RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ##¶@**/«:,
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,:«/**@¶## A SIMILAR PLUMAGE. ##¶@**/«:,
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,:«/**@### IT LIKES PARTIAL SHADE AND VERY DAMP ###@**/«:,
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,:«/**@¶## SLICES THE AIR IN THE FOREST INTO ##¶@**/«:,
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