=»^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^»=
§=»^¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨^»=§
%§=»^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^»=§%
£%§=»^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^»=§%£
#£%§=»^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^»=§%£#
##£%§=»^¨¨                (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.          ¨¨^»=§%£##
###£%§=»^¨                                          ¨^»=§%£###
##£%§=»^¨¨                                          ¨¨^»=§%£##
#£%§=»^¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨^»=§%£#
£%§=»^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^»=§%£
%§=»^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^»=§%