¨¨¨¨¨.~:=£                                          £=:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:=                                          =:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:                                          :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                (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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.                                          .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~                                          ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:                                          :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨