@£*:~^¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨^~:*£@
£*:~^¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨^~:*£
*:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:*
:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ (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. ¨¨¨¨¨^~:*£
*:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:*
:~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~:
~^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^~
^¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨^
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨