(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.