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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                  ##@#*%*«,,
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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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