,,,,,,»=@@                                          @@=»,,,,,,
,,»*==%@@@                                          @@@%==*»,,
,,»*=%@@##                                          ##@@%=*»,,
,,,,,*=@@#                                          #@@=*,,,,,
,,,,,»*%@#                                          #@%*»,,,,,
,,»=%@@###                (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.          @@%%=»,,,,
,,»*=%@@##                                          ##@@%=*»,,
,,»*=%@@@#                                          #@@@%=*»,,
,,,,,,,*%@                                          @%*,,,,,,,
,,»*=%@@##                                          ##@@%=*»,,
,,,,,,**%@                                          @%**,,,,,,