¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*                                          *=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=                                          =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*                                          *=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*%                                          %*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=*%%                                          %%*=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=*%%&               (equisetum)                &%%*=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:=*%%&¶                                          ¶&%%*=:¨¨¨
¨¨:=*%%&¶#                                          #¶&%%*=:¨¨
¨:=*%%&¶##                                          ##¶&%%*=:¨
¨¨:=*%%&¶#        ¨:=*=:¨ 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                   &%%*=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=*%%                                          %%*=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*%                                          %*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*                                          *=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=         ¨:=*=:¨ 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.          #¶&%%*=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=*%%&¶                                          ¶&%%*=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=*%%&                                          &%%*=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=*%%                                          %%*=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*%                                          %*=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=*                                          *=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨