(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.