(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.