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