###@*†\«,¨                                          ¨,«\†*@###
#**\,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,\**#
###@*†\«,¨                                          ¨,«\†*@###
###@*†\«,¨                                          ¨,«\†*@###
###@*†\«,¨                                          ¨,«\†*@###
###@*†\«,¨                (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.         ¨¨¨¨¨,,\*#
@†\«,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,«\†@
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###@*†\«,¨                                          ¨,«\†*@###
###@*†\«,¨                                          ¨,«\†*@###
@@@†«««,¨¨                                          ¨¨,«««†@@@