(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.