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§§§,,,§§,,               (EQUISETUM)                ,§§§,,,,,,
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§§§§,,§§,,         ,^«;«^, THE PLANT ,^«;«^,        §§§§,,§§,,
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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.               ,,,,§§§§,,
,§§§§,,§§§                                          §§§,,§§,,,
,,§§,,,,§, 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                   §§§§,,,,,,
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§§,,§,,,,,         ,^«;«^, 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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