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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.            @,@,@,@@,@
@,@,@,@,,@                                          @,@,@,,@,,
@,@,@,@,@@ 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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