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.....,-^†§  The .Blue fire. Is A Carnivorous Plant  §†^-,.....
....,-^†§£  Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But £§†^-,....
...,-^†§£@   It Has Spread To A Few Other Places,   @£§†^-,...
..,-^†§£@#           Mostly Rocky Coasts).          #@£§†^-,..
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..,-^†§£@#     The Plant Is A Dense Network Of      #@£§†^-,..
...,-^†§£@  Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which  @£§†^-,...
....,-^†§£    Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before   £§†^-,....
.....,-^†§    Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly    §†^-,.....
....,-^†§£      Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty      £§†^-,....
...,-^†§£@   Centimeters High, Filled With Purple   @£§†^-,...
..,-^†§£@#   Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This    #@£§†^-,..
.,-^†§£@##     Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks,    ##@£§†^-,.
..,-^†§£@#     Depending On Food Access, Water,     #@£§†^-,..
...,-^†§£@                 Climate.                 @£§†^-,...
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.....,-^†§  Often It'S Not Clear How Far The Plant  §†^-,.....
....,-^†§£    Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire     £§†^-,....
...,-^†§£@ Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole  @£§†^-,...
..,-^†§£@#  Fields Can Be Turned Ablaze (With The   #@£§†^-,..
.,-^†§£@## Same Individual Plant, As Well)! In The  ##@£§†^-,.
..,-^†§£@#  Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The #@£§†^-,..
...,-^†§£@ Whole Alvar To Be Connected North-South. @£§†^-,...
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...,-^†§£@   Fifty Weeks Of The Year, While In Rat  @£§†^-,...
..,-^†§£@# Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone  #@£§†^-,..
.,-^†§£@##  Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition.   ##@£§†^-,.
..,-^†§£@# This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive,  #@£§†^-,..
...,-^†§£@   But All Growth And Procreation Must    @£§†^-,...
....,-^†§£   Happen During The Two Weeks In June.   £§†^-,....
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....,-^†§£    Now The Plant Feeds On Birds; The     £§†^-,....
...,-^†§£@ Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An  @£§†^-,...
..,-^†§£@#   Extension Of The Sea, And Birds Are    #@£§†^-,..
.,-^†§£@## Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It.  ##@£§†^-,.
..,-^†§£@#    They Are Quickly Paralyzed By The     #@£§†^-,..
...,-^†§£@     Poison On The Purple Hairs, And      @£§†^-,...
....,-^†§£     Devoured Over A Period Of Hours.     £§†^-,....
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....,-^†§£   Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via    £§†^-,....
...,-^†§£@  Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When  @£§†^-,...
..,-^†§£@#      The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An      #@£§†^-,..
.,-^†§£@##           Individual Into Two.           ##@£§†^-,.
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