...,~/*$§@                                          @§$*/~,...
....,~/*$§                                          §$*/~,....
.....,~/*$                                          $*/~,.....
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.......,~/                                          /~,.......
........,~               (Equisetum)                ~,........
.........,                                          ,.........
........,~                                          ~,........
.......,~/                                          /~,.......
......,~/*         .,~/~,. The Plant .,~/~,.        */~,......
.....,~/*$                                          $*/~,.....
....,~/*$§ 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 $*/~,.....
......,~/* These,   Hitting  Each  In  Turn   In  A */~,......
.......,~/      Slightly Different Angle, And       /~,.......
........,~         Eventually Spread Thin.          ~,........
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......,~/*                                          */~,......
.....,~/*$                                          $*/~,.....