¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨§§§§                                          §§§§§§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§§§§§§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨§§§§§§§§
¨§§§§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§§§¨
¨¨§§§§¨¨§§               (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.          §§¨¨§§§§¨¨
§¨¨§§¨¨§§§                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§§¨¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
§§§§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
§§§§§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§§§