(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.