,,&&,&,&,&                                          &&,&,&&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,&&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,&&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                (EQUISETUM)               ,&,&,,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,&&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,,&,&,
&&,&,&,&,&                                          ,&,&,&&,&,
,&,&,&,&,&         ,~=;=~, 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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