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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. &&.&.&.&.&
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..&.&..&.. 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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..&.&..&.. THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A &&.&.&.&.&
.&&.&.&&.& SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&..&.. EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN. &&.&.&.&.&
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