(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.