(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.