(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.