(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.