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¨¨-«;^%§##                (Equisetum)               ##§%^;«-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨-«;^%§        ¨-«;«-¨ 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.            ###§%^;«-¨
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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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