¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/†                                          †/«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/†%                                          %†/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/†%#                                          #%†/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«/†%##                                          ##%†/«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«/†%##@                                          @##%†/«,¨¨
¨,«/†%##@#                (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.         /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«                                          «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                                          ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨