¨.~=*%&#@#                                          #@#&%*=~.¨
¨¨.~=*%&#@                                          @#&%*=~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~=*%&#                                          #&%*=~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~=*%&                                          &%*=~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~=*%                                          %*=~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=*               (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.          *=~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=                                          =~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~=                                          =~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨