(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.