@@@@@@@@,,                                          ,@@@@@@@,@
,,,,,,,,@,                                          @@,,,,,,@@
@,,,,,,,@@                                          ,,@,,,,,@,
@@,,,,,,@,                                          @,@@,,,,@@
,,@,,,,,@@                                          @@@,@,,,@,
,,@@,,,,@,                (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.          ,,@,,,@@,,
@,,@,,@@@@                                          ,,@@,,@,@,
@@,@@,@,,,                                          ,,@,@,@@@@
,,@@,@@@,,                                          ,,@@@@@,,,
,,@,@@,,@,                                          ,,@,,,,@,,
,,@@@,@,@@                                          @,@@,,,@@,