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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.               ¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨¨###¨¨#¨#                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#¨##¨¨¨# 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 ¨,-\-,¨         ¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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