##§/~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~/§##
####%§/~,¨                                          ¨,~/§%####
#%%/,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,/%%#
####%§/~,¨                                          ¨,~/§%####
#%§/,,¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨,,/§%#
#%/~,¨¨¨¨¨               (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.          ¨,~/§%####
#%§/~¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨~/§%#
####%§/~,¨                                          ¨,~/§%####
#§§/,¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨,/§§#
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##§~¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨~§##