¨¨§§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          §§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                (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.          §§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §§¨§§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨¨§