(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.