,,,,,«;$§& &§$;«,,,,,
,,,,«;$§&¶ ¶&§$;«,,,,
,,,«;$§&¶# #¶&§$;«,,,
,,«;$§&¶## ##¶&§$;«,,
,,,«;$§&¶# #¶&§$;«,,,
,,,,«;$§&¶ (equisetum) ¶&§$;«,,,,
,,,,,«;$§& &§$;«,,,,,
,,,,,,«;$§ §$;«,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«;$ $;«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,«; ,,«;«,, the plant ,,«;«,, ;«,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,«;$ $;«,,,,,,,
,,,,,,«;$§ 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. ¶&§$;«,,,,
,,,«;$§&¶# #¶&§$;«,,,
,,«;$§&¶## ##¶&§$;«,,
,,,«;$§&¶# #¶&§$;«,,,
,,,,«;$§&¶ ¶&§$;«,,,,
,,,,,«;$§& &§$;«,,,,,