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#@#$*^~.¨¨                (Equisetum)               ¨¨.~^*$#@#
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#@#$*^~.¨¨         ¨.~^~.¨ The Plant ¨.~^~.¨        ¨¨.~^*$#@#
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#@#$*^~.¨¨ The Equisetum  Is  A  Plant  Much  Older ¨¨.~^*$#@#
##@#$*^~.¨ Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much ¨.~^*$#@##
#@#$*^~.¨¨ Older Than Most Trees.  It'S Light Green ¨¨.~^*$#@#
##@#$*^~.¨ To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly ¨.~^*$#@##
#@#$*^~.¨¨               Transparent.               ¨¨.~^*$#@#
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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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##@#$*^~.¨ It  Likes Partial Shade  And  Very  Damp ¨.~^*$#@##
#@#$*^~.¨¨                   Areas                  ¨¨.~^*$#@#
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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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