¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                (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.          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨