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,.»=^&&@##                                          ##@&&^=».,
,.»=^&&&@#                                          #@&&&^=».,
,,.»»=^^&&               (EQUISETUM)                &&^^=»».,,
,.»»»^&&@#                                          #@&&^»»».,
,.»=^&&&&&                                          &&&&&^=».,
,.»=^&&&@#                                          #@&&&^=».,
,,,,»»^^&#        ,.»=»., 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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,,,..=^^&&                                          &&^^=..,,,