(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.