,,~^%$####                                          ####$%^~,,
,,,,,,~%%#                                          #%%~,,,,,,
,,,,,,~%#@                                          @#%~,,,,,,
,,~^%$$$@#                                          #@$$$%^~,,
,,~^%$#@##                                          ##@#$%^~,,
,,~^%$#@##                (Equisetum)               ##@#$%^~,,
,,,,,,~%%#                                          #%%~,,,,,,
,,,,~~^$@@                                          @@$^~~,,,,
,,~^%$#@##                                          ##@#$%^~,,
,,~^%$#@##        ,,~^~,, The Plant ,,~^~,,         ##@#$%^~,,
,,~^%$####                                          ####$%^~,,
,,,,^%$### The  Equisetum  Is  A  Plant Much  Older ###$%^,,,,
,,~^%$#@## Than  Ferns,  Which  Are  In  Turn  Much ##@#$%^~,,
,,~^%$#@## Older Than Most Trees.  It'S Light Green ##@#$%^~,,
,,,~~%%$#@ To  Yellow  In  Color  And  Is  Slightly @#$%%~~,,,
,,~^%$#@##               Transparent.               ##@#$%^~,,
,,~^%$#@##                                          ##@#$%^~,,
,,~^%$#@## The Plant Has  A Spine. Each Vertebra Is ##@#$%^~,,
,,,,,,,^%# 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       @#%^^^^~,,
,,~^%$#@##         Eventually Spread Thin.          ##@#$%^~,,
,,~^%$#@##                                          ##@#$%^~,,
,,,,,~~%##                                          ##%~~,,,,,
,,,,~~^^$#                                          #$^^~~,,,,
,,,~^^%###                                          ###%^^~,,,
,,~^%$#@@#                                          #@@#$%^~,,