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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 #§%†;-,¨¨¨
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¨,-;†%§###                                          ###§%†;-,¨
¨¨,-;†%§## THE PLANT HAS A SPINE.  EACH VERTEBRA IS ##§%†;-,¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-                                          -,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;†                                          †;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,-;†%§#                                          #§%†;-,¨¨¨
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¨,-;†%§### 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 §%†;-,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;†         EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN.          †;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,-;                                          ;-,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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