,,,,,,,^-; ;-^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,^-;§ §;-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-;§§ §§;-^,,,,,
,,,,^-;§§§ §§§;-^,,,,
,,,^-;§§§¶ ¶§§§;-^,,,
,,^-;§§§¶# (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. §;-^,,,,,,
,,,,,^-;§§ §§;-^,,,,,
,,,,^-;§§§ §§§;-^,,,,
,,,^-;§§§¶ ¶§§§;-^,,,
,,^-;§§§¶# #¶§§§;-^,,
,^-;§§§¶## ##¶§§§;-^,