¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                (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 $**«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«**            a similar plumage.            **«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*                                          *«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« it  likes partial  shade  and very  damp «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,                   areas                  ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨         ¨,«*«,¨ in magic ¨,«*«,¨         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ when  a colony  numbers high  enough, it ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ slices  the  air  in  the   forest  into ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ separate planes,  a  few  centimeters in ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ height.  time  can  get  diffracted   in ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨, these,  hitting   each  in  turn   in  a ,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«      slightly different angle, and       «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«*         eventually spread thin.          *«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«**                                          **«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«**$                                          $**«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«**$#                                          #$**«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨,«**$##                                          ##$**«,¨¨¨
¨¨,«**$###                                          ###$**«,¨¨