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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.            ,&,,&,&,&,
&,&,&,&,&,                                          ,&,&&,&,&,
&,&,&,&,&, 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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