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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).          #.#.##..#.
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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.                 #.#..#.##.
#.#.#.#.#.                                          #.#.##..#.
#.#.#.#.#.  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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