(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.