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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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