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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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