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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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