,,,:~==*@#                                          #@*==~:,,,
,,,,:~==*@                                          @*==~:,,,,
,,,,,:~==*                                          *==~:,,,,,
,,,,,,:~==                                          ==~:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:~=                                          =~:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:~                (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.         @*==~:,,,,
,,,:~==*@#                                          #@*==~:,,,
,,:~==*@##                                          ##@*==~:,,
,:~==*@###                                          ###@*==~:,
,,:~==*@##                                          ##@*==~:,,
,,,:~==*@#                                          #@*==~:,,,