†:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:†
:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨               (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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«