(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.