§§§§§§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨                                          §§§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨§§§¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§               (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.         ¨¨¨§§¨¨§§§
§§§¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§§§§§¨¨§
¨§¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§§§§¨§¨¨§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨§§§¨§
¨¨¨§§§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§§¨