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,,,:«*†$&£ THE  EQUISETUM  IS A  PLANT  MUCH  OLDER £&$†*«:,,,
,,:«*†$&£# THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH #£&$†*«:,,
,:«*†$&£## OLDER THAN MOST TREES.  IT'S LIGHT GREEN ##£&$†*«:,
,,:«*†$&£# TO  YELLOW  IN  COLOR  AND  IS  SLIGHTLY #£&$†*«:,,
,,,:«*†$&£               TRANSPARENT.               £&$†*«:,,,
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,,,,,:«*†$ RIBS  RADIATING  OUTWARD.  EVEN SO, IT'S $†*«:,,,,,
,,,,:«*†$& VERY LIGHT,  BEING HOLLOW.  IT'S ROUGHLY &$†*«:,,,,
,,,:«*†$&£ THE HEIGHT OF A  FOXES TAIL, AND  SHARES £&$†*«:,,,
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,,:«*†$&£# SLICES  THE  AIR   IN  THE  FOREST  INTO #£&$†*«:,,
,:«*†$&£## SEPARATE  PLANES,  A FEW  CENTIMETERS IN ##£&$†*«:,
,,:«*†$&£# HEIGHT.  TIME  CAN  GET  DIFFRACTED   IN #£&$†*«:,,
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,,,,:«*†$&      SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND       &$†*«:,,,,
,,,,,:«*†$         EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN.          $†*«:,,,,,
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