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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 ,.»*=*§¶##
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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 ,.»*=*§¶##
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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 ,.»*=*§¶##
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