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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.               ,,,,,,,§,§
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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.            §,§§,,§,,,
,,,,,§,§§,                                          ,,§§§,,§,,
,,,,,,,§§§ 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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