¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨               (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.          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§