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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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