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....,-;$$§                (Equisetum)               §$$;-,....
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..,-;$$§@#        .,-;-,. The Plant .,-;-,.         #@§$$;-,..
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..,-;$$§@# The Equisetum  Is  A  Plant  Much  Older #@§$$;-,..
...,-;$$§@ Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much @§$$;-,...
....,-;$$§ Older Than Most Trees.  It'S Light Green §$$;-,....
.....,-;$$ To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly $$;-,.....
....,-;$$§               Transparent.               §$$;-,....
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..,-;$$§@# The  Plant Has A Spine. Each Vertebra Is #@§$$;-,..
.,-;$$§@## Stacked  Upon  The Next,  With Spokelike ##@§$$;-,.
..,-;$$§@# Ribs Radiating  Outward. Even  So,  It'S #@§$$;-,..
...,-;$$§@ Very Light,  Being Hollow. It'S  Roughly @§$$;-,...
....,-;$$§ The Height  Of A  Foxes Tail, And Shares §$$;-,....
.....,-;$$            A Similar Plumage.            $$;-,.....
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...,-;$$§@ It  Likes  Partial  Shade  And Very Damp @§$$;-,...
..,-;$$§@#                   Areas                  #@§$$;-,..
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....,-;$$§         .,-;-,. In Magic .,-;-,.         §$$;-,....
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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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