,,,,,,~*†§                                          §†*~,,,,,,
,,,~~*%%§#                                          #§%%*~~,,,
,~*†%§####                                          ####§%†*~,
,~~*†%§###                                          ###§%†*~~,
,,~~***†%#                                          #%†***~~,,
,,,~~~~†§#               (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.         §%%†**~,,,
,~~***††§#                                          #§††***~~,
,~~*†%§§##                                          ##§§%†*~~,
,,,,~**†%#                                          #%†**~,,,,
,~~*††%%§§                                          §§%%††*~~,
,~~*†%§§§§                                          §§§§%†*~~,