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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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#§§†††/~.¨                                          ¨.~/†††§§#
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###¤§†/~.¨                                          ¨.~/†§¤###