†~:,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,:~†
$†~:,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,:~†$
£$†~:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:~†$£
££$†~:,,,,                                          ,,,,:~†$££
#££$†~:,,,                                          ,,,:~†$££#
##££$†~:,,                (EQUISETUM)               ,,:~†$££##
###££$†~:,                                          ,:~†$££###
##££$†~:,,                                          ,,:~†$££##
#££$†~:,,,                                          ,,,:~†$££#
££$†~:,,,,         ,:~†~:, THE PLANT ,:~†~:,        ,,,,:~†$££
£$†~:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:~†$£
$†~:,,,,,, THE  EQUISETUM  IS  A  PLANT MUCH  OLDER ,,,,,,:~†$
†~:,,,,,,, THAN  FERNS,  WHICH  ARE  IN  TURN  MUCH ,,,,,,,:~†
~:,,,,,,,, OLDER THAN MOST TREES. IT'S LIGHT  GREEN ,,,,,,,,:~
†~:,,,,,,, TO  YELLOW  IN  COLOR  AND  IS  SLIGHTLY ,,,,,,,:~†
$†~:,,,,,,               TRANSPARENT.               ,,,,,,:~†$
£$†~:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:~†$£
££$†~:,,,, THE PLANT HAS  A SPINE. EACH VERTEBRA IS ,,,,:~†$££
#££$†~:,,, STACKED UPON  THE  NEXT,  WITH SPOKELIKE ,,,:~†$££#
##££$†~:,, RIBS  RADIATING  OUTWARD.  EVEN SO, IT'S ,,:~†$££##
###££$†~:, VERY LIGHT, BEING  HOLLOW.  IT'S ROUGHLY ,:~†$££###
##££$†~:,, THE HEIGHT OF A  FOXES TAIL, AND  SHARES ,,:~†$££##
#££$†~:,,,            A SIMILAR PLUMAGE.            ,,,:~†$££#
££$†~:,,,,                                          ,,,,:~†$££
£$†~:,,,,, IT  LIKES  PARTIAL SHADE  AND VERY  DAMP ,,,,,:~†$£
$†~:,,,,,,                   AREAS                  ,,,,,,:~†$
†~:,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,:~†
~:,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,:~
†~:,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,:~†
$†~:,,,,,,         ,:~†~:, IN MAGIC ,:~†~:,         ,,,,,,:~†$
£$†~:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:~†$£
££$†~:,,,, WHEN A  COLONY  NUMBERS HIGH  ENOUGH, IT ,,,,:~†$££
#££$†~:,,, SLICES  THE  AIR   IN  THE  FOREST  INTO ,,,:~†$££#
##££$†~:,, SEPARATE  PLANES, A FEW  CENTIMETERS  IN ,,:~†$££##
###££$†~:, HEIGHT.  TIME   CAN  GET  DIFFRACTED  IN ,:~†$££###
##££$†~:,, THESE,   HITTING   EACH  IN  TURN  IN  A ,,:~†$££##
#££$†~:,,,       SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE, AND      ,,,:~†$££#
££$†~:,,,,          EVENTUALLY SPREAD THIN.         ,,,,:~†$££
£$†~:,,,,,                                          ,,,,,:~†$£
$†~:,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,:~†$
†~:,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,:~†
~:,,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,,:~
†~:,,,,,,,                                          ,,,,,,,:~†