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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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##&**^«-¨¨                  Areas                   ¨¨-«^**&##
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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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