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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 ¨,~=~,¨         ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
¨#¨#¨#¨##¨                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨##¨
##¨#¨#¨¨#¨ 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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