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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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