,,~†%&¤@## ##@¤&%†~,,
,,,,,,~%&@ @&%~,,,,,,
,,~†%%&&¤@ @¤&&%%†~,,
,,~†%%&&¤@ @¤&&%%†~,,
,,~†%%&¤@@ @@¤&%%†~,,
,,,,,,,†%¤ (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. @¤%~,,,,,,
,,~†%&¤@@# #@@¤&%†~,,
,,~†%¤@@## ##@@¤%†~,,
,,,,,,~%%¤ ¤%%~,,,,,,
,,~†%¤@@## ##@@¤%†~,,
,,~†%&¤@@# #@@¤&%†~,,