,@,,,,,,,@                                          ,@@,,@@@@,
@@,,,,,,@@                                          @,@,@,,,@,
,@,,,,,@,,                                          @@@@@,,@@@
@@,,,,@@,@                                          ,,,,@,@,,@
,@,,,@,@@,                                          ,,,@@@@,@,
@@,,@@@,@@                (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.          @,@@@,,,,,
@,@@,@,,@@                                          @@,,@,,,,,
@@,@@@,@,,                                          ,@,@@,,,,@
,@@,,@@@,@                                          @@@,@,,,@,
@,@,@,,@@,                                          ,,@@@,,@@,
@@@@@,@,@,                                          ,@,,@,@,@@