#¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨                                          #¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨###¨¨¨                                          ##¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨
¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨                                          ¨##¨¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨                                          ¨###¨¨¨¨#¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨##                                          ¨#¨##¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨##               (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.          ¨¨###¨¨¨¨#
#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#¨                                          ¨¨#¨##¨¨¨¨
¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨###¨¨¨
¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨###¨
¨¨¨¨#¨¨¨¨¨                                          #¨¨¨¨¨#¨##