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