¨,=†*&&@##                                          ##@&&*†=,¨
¨¨,=†*&&@#                                          #@&&*†=,¨¨
¨,=†*&&@##                                          ##@&&*†=,¨
¨¨,=†*&&@#                                          #@&&*†=,¨¨
¨,=†*&&@##                                          ##@&&*†=,¨
¨¨,=†*&&@#               (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.         #@&&*†=,¨¨
¨,=†*&&@##                                          ##@&&*†=,¨
¨¨,=†*&&@#                                          #@&&*†=,¨¨
¨,=†*&&@##                                          ##@&&*†=,¨
¨¨,=†*&&@#                                          #@&&*†=,¨¨
¨,=†*&&@##                                          ##@&&*†=,¨