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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 ##¨¨#¨##¨¨
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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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¨¨¨#¨##¨¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
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