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,,,,~~:*££ ££*:~~,,,,
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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. *:~~,,,,,,
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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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