#¤¤*==^,,,                                          ,,,^==*¤¤#
¤¤*==^,,,,                                          ,,,,^==*¤¤
#¤¤*==^,,,                                          ,,,^==*¤¤#
##¤¤*==^,,                                          ,,^==*¤¤##
###¤¤*==^,                                          ,^==*¤¤###
##¤¤*==^,,               (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.          ,,,,^==*¤¤
#¤¤*==^,,,                                          ,,,^==*¤¤#
##¤¤*==^,,                                          ,,^==*¤¤##
###¤¤*==^,                                          ,^==*¤¤###
##¤¤*==^,,                                          ,,^==*¤¤##
#¤¤*==^,,,                                          ,,,^==*¤¤#