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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.            ¨¨¨###¨¨¨¨
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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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