@§§§%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%§§§@
##@§%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%§@##
##@§%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%§@##
###@%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%@###
@@%†^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^†%@@
@%=†^¨¨¨¨¨               (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.          ¨¨¨¨^^††%§
##@§%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%§@##
##@§%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%§@##
##@§%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%§@##
##@§%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%§@##
#@@§%=†-^¨                                          ¨^-†=%§@@#