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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.            ,,,@@@@,,@
,,@,,,,,,,                                          @@,,@@,,,,
@,,,@@@@@@ IT  LIKES  PARTIAL  SHADE AND  VERY DAMP @,,,,,,@@@
,,@,,@@@@,                   AREAS                  ,,@@@@,,@@
,,,,,,@@,,                                          ,,,@@,,,,,
@@@@@,,,,,                                          @@,,,,@@@@
@@@@,,@@@@                                          ,,,@@,,@@@
@@@,,,,@@,         ,-«;«-, 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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