(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.