¨#¨##¨#¨¨¨                                          ¨###¨###¨¨
###¨###¨¨¨                                          #¨¨##¨¨#¨¨
¨¨##¨¨#¨¨#                                          #¨#¨#¨##¨#
¨#¨#¨##¨#¨                                          ######¨###
#####¨###¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨#
¨¨¨¨##¨¨#¨               (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.          ###¨##¨###
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¨#¨##¨##¨#                                          ###¨###¨#¨
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¨¨##¨##¨##                                          ¨#¨#¨#¨¨##