@@@¨¨@¨¨¨@ @¨@@¨@¨¨@¨
@¨@@¨¨@¨¨¨ ¨¨@@¨¨@¨¨¨
¨¨@@@¨¨@¨¨ ¨¨@@@¨¨@¨¨
¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨@¨
¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨@ @¨¨¨@@@¨¨@
@¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨ (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. @@@¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨¨@¨ @¨@@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨@ ¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨ ¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨ ¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨ ¨¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨