£,£,££,£,£                                          ,££,££,,,£
,££££,££££                                          ,£,££,£,,£
££,,,££,,,                                          ££££,£££,£
,,£,,£,£,,                                          £,,,££,,££
£,££,££££,                                          ££,,£,£,£,
£££,££,,,£               (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.         £,£££££,,,
£,,,,,,,£,                                          ,££,,,,£,,
££,,,,,,££                                          ££,£,,,££,
£,£,,,,,£,                                          £,£££,,£,£
,£££,,,,££                                          ,££,,£,£££
££,,£,,,£,                                          ££,£,£££,,