,-==§§£###                                          ###£§§==-,
,-====§§£#                                          #£§§====-,
,-==§§££##                                          ##££§§==-,
,,--===§££                                          ££§===--,,
,-==§§££##                                          ##££§§==-,
,,--=§§§£#                (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.         ££§=---,,,
,-==§§£###                                          ###£§§==-,
,,,,==§£££                                          £££§==,,,,
,,-===§§££                                          ££§§===-,,
,-==§££###                                          ###££§==-,
,,-====§§£                                          £§§====-,,