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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 &.&.&.&.&.
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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 &.&.&.&.&.
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