,,.»*%@&#@                                          @#&@%*».,,
,,,.»*%@&#                                          #&@%*».,,,
,,,,.»*%@&                                          &@%*».,,,,
,,,.»*%@&#                                          #&@%*».,,,
,,.»*%@&#@                                          @#&@%*».,,
,.»*%@&#@#               (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.          #&@%*».,,,
,,,,.»*%@&                                          &@%*».,,,,
,,,.»*%@&#                                          #&@%*».,,,
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,.»*%@&#@#                                          #@#&@%*».,
,,.»*%@&#@                                          @#&@%*».,,