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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.               §&§†~,....
...,~†§&§#                                          #§&§†~,...
..,~†§&§#@ 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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