(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.