¨~-^^*&### ###&*^^-~¨
¨~-^^^**&@ @&**^^^-~¨
¨~-^^*&@## ##@&*^^-~¨
¨~-^^*&##@ @##&*^^-~¨
¨~-^^*&&## ##&&*^^-~¨
¨~-^^*&&&& (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. #@#&*^^-~¨
¨~-^^*&#@# #@#&*^^-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~-^& &^-~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨--^^*&@ @&*^^--¨¨¨
¨~-^^*&##@ @##&*^^-~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~-^*& &*^-~¨¨¨¨¨