#%%*~^^,,,                                          ,,,^^~*%%#
#@#&%**~^,                                          ,^~**%&#@#
&&**~,,,,,                                          ,,,,,~**&&
##@&%**~^,                                          ,^~**%&@##
&%%**^^^,,                                          ,,^^^**%%&
#@#&%**~^,                (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.          ,^~**%&#@#
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###&%**~^,                                          ,^~**%&###
&**~~~^,,,                                          ,,,^~~~**&
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