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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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##@&&%†«,¨ RIBS RADIATING OUTWARD. EVEN SO, IT'S ¨,«†%&&@##
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##@&&%†«,¨ THE HEIGHT OF A FOXES TAIL, AND SHARES ¨,«†%&&@##
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@@&&††«¨¨¨ SEPARATE PLANES, A FEW CENTIMETERS IN ¨¨¨«††&&@@
###&&%†«,¨ HEIGHT. TIME CAN GET DIFFRACTED IN ¨,«†%&&###
##@&&%†«,¨ THESE, HITTING EACH IN TURN IN A ¨,«†%&&@##
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