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,,=†§&¤¶##             †   Blue Fire   †            ##¶¤&§†=,,
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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).          #¶&§†,,,,,
,,=†§&¤¤¶#                                          #¶¤¤&§†=,,
,,=†§&¤¶##     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.   ¤¤¤¤&§†=,,
,,=†§&¤¶##                                          ##¶¤&§†=,,
,,,,=§&&¶¶    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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