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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 ,,=*=,,         &,,&,&,&,&
,&,&,&&,&&                                          &,&&,&,&,&
,&,&,,&,,& 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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