@@*/=:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:=/*@@
#@@*/=:¨¨¨ ¨¨¨:=/*@@#
##@@*/=:¨¨ ¨¨:=/*@@##
###@@*/=:¨ ¨:=/*@@###
##@@*/=:¨¨ ¨¨:=/*@@##
#@@*/=:¨¨¨ (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. ¨¨¨:=/*@@#
@@*/=:¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨:=/*@@
@*/=:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:=/*@
*/=:¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨:=/*
/=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=/
=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=