¨££¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨£¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨££££££ ¨¨¨£££££££
¨££¨¨££££¨ ¨£¨¨£££££¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨££¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨£££¨¨
£££££¨¨¨¨£ ¨£££¨¨£¨¨£
££££¨¨££¨¨ (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. ¨¨¨££¨¨¨¨¨
¨££££££¨¨¨ ££¨¨¨¨£££¨
¨¨££££¨¨££ £¨¨££¨¨£¨¨
£¨¨££¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨£
¨¨¨¨¨¨££££ ££££££££¨¨
£££££¨¨£££ £££££££¨¨£