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