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