@@,,,@@,@@                                          @,,@,,,@,,
@@@,,@@,@@                                          ,@,,@,,,@,
@,@@,@@,@@                                          ,,@,,@,,,,
,,@@,@@,@,                                          ,,,@,,@,,,
,,@@,@@,,,                                          ,,,,@,,@,,
,,@@,@@@,,               (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.          ,,@,,,,,,@
,@@,,,,,@@                                          @,,@,,,,,@
,@@@,,,,@,                                          @@,,@,,,,,
,@,@@,,,,,                                          ,@@,,@,,,,
,,,@@@,,,,                                          ,@@@,,@,,,
,,,@,@@,,,                                          ,@,@@,,@,,