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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.               §§§§.§§§..
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.....§§..§ 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.            §.§§§....§
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..§..§..§. It  Likes  Partial  Shade And Very  Damp .§.§§..§§§
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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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