(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.