(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.