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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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¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨§§¨
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