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