§§,,§§,,,,                                          ,,,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,,,,                                          ,,§§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,,,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,,§§                                          §§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,§               (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.          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,
,§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,,§,§,
§§,§,§,§,§                                          ,§,§,§§,§,