.....,~†%$                                          $%†~,.....
....,~†%$@                                          @$%†~,....
...,~†%$@@                                          @@$%†~,...
..,~†%$@@@                                          @@@$%†~,..
.,~†%$@@@#                                          #@@@$%†~,.
..,~†%$@@@                (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.          @$%†~,....
.....,~†%$                                          $%†~,.....
......,~†%                                          %†~,......
.....,~†%$                                          $%†~,.....
....,~†%$@                                          @$%†~,....
...,~†%$@@                                          @@$%†~,...