(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.