##¨#######                                          ¨#¨###¨#¨¨
¨##¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ###¨¨###¨#
#¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨#                                          ¨¨#¨#¨¨###
###¨¨¨¨¨##                                          ¨####¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          #¨¨¨###¨¨#
¨##¨¨¨####                (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.         ¨###¨¨##¨¨
#¨###¨###¨                                          #¨¨#¨#¨#¨¨
##¨¨##¨¨##                                          #¨######¨#
¨#¨#¨#¨#¨#                                          ##¨¨¨¨¨##¨
##########                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨#####