(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.