,,,,,-=/^& &^/=-,,,,,
,,,,-=/^&@ @&^/=-,,,,
,,,-=/^&@# #@&^/=-,,,
,,-=/^&@## ##@&^/=-,,
,-=/^&@### ###@&^/=-,
,,-=/^&@## (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. @&^/=-,,,,
,,,-=/^&@# #@&^/=-,,,
,,-=/^&@## ##@&^/=-,,
,-=/^&@### ###@&^/=-,
,,-=/^&@## ##@&^/=-,,
,,,-=/^&@# #@&^/=-,,,