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,,,§,§§,,,                (EQUISETUM)               ,,§§,§§§§,
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§§§§,§§§,§         ,.«:«., THE PLANT ,.«:«.,        §§§§,§,,§§
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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.               §§,§§,,§,§
§§,,,§§§,,                                          §,§§,§,§§§
,,§,,§,,§, 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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§§§§§§§,§,                                          ,,§,,§§§§§
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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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