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