##¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶##
##¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶##
##¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶##
#¶¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶¶#
#¶¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶¶#
##%~¨¨¨¨¨¨                (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 ¨¨¨^^^%$$¶
##%~¨¨¨¨¨¨ stacked upon  the  next, with  spokelike ¨¨¨¨¨¨~%##
###¶#%^~^¨ ribs radiating  outward.  even so,  it's ¨^~^%#¶###
#$%~¨¨¨¨¨¨ very light, being  hollow.  it's roughly ¨¨¨¨¨¨~%$#
##¶#$%^~^¨ the height  of  a foxes tail, and shares ¨^~^%$#¶##
¶¶$%~~~¨¨¨            a similar plumage.            ¨¨¨~~~%$¶¶
##¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶##
¶$^^^¨¨¨¨¨ it likes partial  shade  and  very  damp ¨¨¨¨¨^^^$¶
###$%~¨¨¨¨                   areas                  ¨¨¨¨~%$###
#%~^^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^^~%#
###¶$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$¶###
##¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶##
##¶#$%^~^¨         ¨^~^~^¨ in magic ¨^~^~^¨         ¨^~^%$#¶##
#$^^^¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨^^^$#
##¶#$%^~^¨ when  a  colony  numbers high enough, it ¨^~^%$#¶##
##$%~~~^¨¨ slices  the   air  in  the  forest  into ¨¨^~~~%$##
#$%%%~~¨¨¨ separate  planes, a  few  centimeters in ¨¨¨~~%%%$#
##¶#$%^~^¨ height.  time  can  get   diffracted  in ¨^~^%$#¶##
¶¶$%%^^¨¨¨ these,  hitting  each  in   turn  in   a ¨¨¨^^%%$¶¶
##¶#$%^~^¨       slightly different angle, and      ¨^~^%$#¶##
##¶#$%^~^¨          eventually spread thin.         ¨^~^%$#¶##
##¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶##
##¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶##
¶¶$%^^¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨^^%$¶¶
¶¶¶#$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$#¶¶¶
¶##$$%^~^¨                                          ¨^~^%$$##¶