(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.