¨¨¨¨¨~«*†%                                          %†*«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«*†%&                                          &%†*«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«*†%&@                                          @&%†*«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«*†%&@#                                          #@&%†*«~¨¨
¨~«*†%&@##                                          ##@&%†*«~¨
¨¨~«*†%&@#               (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.          &%†*«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«*†%&@                                          @&%†*«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«*†%&@#                                          #@&%†*«~¨¨
¨~«*†%&@##                                          ##@&%†*«~¨
¨¨~«*†%&@#                                          #@&%†*«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«*†%&@                                          @&%†*«~¨¨¨