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...::†@@&& The  Equisetum  Is  A  Plant  Much Older &&@@†::...
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...::††@@@ To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly @@@††::...
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.:«†§@&@## Very  Light, Being Hollow.  It'S Roughly ##@&@§†«:.
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.:«†§@&@##            A Similar Plumage.            ##@&@§†«:.
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