(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.