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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.               @@^:~,....
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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 ###@@^:~,.
..,~:^@@##                   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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