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,&,,&&,,&&                                          &&&&,,,&&,
,,,,,,,,,&                                          &&&,,&,,,,
&&&&&&&&,, OK   A  FERN  IS   AN  OBVIOUS   FRACTAL &&,,,,,&&&
&&&&&&&,,,         ####                             ,,,&&&,,&&
&&&&&&,,&&                                          &&,,&,,,,&
&&&&&,,,,,            * ** ** * ** ** **            &,,,,,&&,,
,&&&,,&&&&             =  =  = =  =  =              ,,&&&,,,,,
,,&,,,,&&,              $$ $$   $$ $$               &,,&,,&&&&
,,,,&&,,,,                &       &                 ,,,,,,,&&,
&&&,,,,&&&                 ### ###                  ,&&&&&,,,,
,&,,&&,,&&                   ,#,                    ,,&&&,,&&,
,,,,,,,,,&                    #                     &,,&,,,,,,
&&&&&&&&,,                                          ,,,,,&&&&&
&&&&&&&,,& FERNS ARE THE RESTS OF AN ANCIENT  PLANT ,&&&,,&&&&
&&&&&&,,,, EMPIRE SPANNING THE ENTIRE EARTH, TAKING ,,&,,,,&&&
&&&&&,,&&& ON  THE   ROLES   NOW  GIVEN  TO  GRASS, &,,,&&,,&&
&&&&,,,,&&        BUSHES, TREES AND FLOWERS.        ,,&,,,,,,&
&&&,,&&,,&                                          &,,,&&&&,,
,&,,,,,,,, TWELVE  THOUSAND  SPEICES  ARE  LEFT AND ,,&,,&&,,,
,,,&&&&&&, THEY LIVE  IN  TROPICAL  MOUNTAINS  HIGH ,,,,,,,,&&
,&,,&&&&,, ABOVE THE REST OF THE WORLD. SOME  FLOAT &&&&&&&,,,
,,,,,&&,,&                 ON WATER.                &&&&&&,,&&
,&&&,,,,,,                                          &&&&&,,,,,
,,&,,&&&&, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FERN AND A MOSS ,&&&,,&&&&
,,,,,,&&,, IS THAT  THE  FERN  CAN  TRANSFER  WATER ,,&,,,,&&,
&&&&&,,,,& WITHIN  ITSELF.  THE  MOSS  HAS  TO  USE &,,,&&,,,,
,&&&,,&&,,          EXTERNAL WATER TRANSFER         ,,&,,,,&&,
,,&,,,,,,&                                          ,,,,&&,,,,
&,,,&&&&,,                                          &&&,,,,&&&
,,&,,&&,,,           ,PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM,          ,&,,&&,,&&
,,,,,,,,&&          &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&           ,,,,,,,,,,
&&&&&&&,,,                                          &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&,,&& CALLED EAGLE  FERN OR  BRACKEN OR  EAGLE &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&,,,,, BRACKEN.  IT  LIVES  IN  COLONIES  WHERE &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&,,&&&& EVERY  INDIVIDUAL  MIGHT  LOOK VERY MUCH &&&&&&&&&&
&&&,,,,&&, ALIKE,   BUT   THEY  EACH   HAVE  UNIQUE ,&&&&&&&&&
&&,,&&,,,, PROPORTIONS  (WHICH   CAN  BE   HARD  TO ,,&&&&&&&&
&,,,,,,&&, SPOT). THIS MAKES THEM  PERFECT ANTENNAE &,,&&&&&&&
,,&&&&,,,,                                          ,,,,&&&&&&
,,,&&,,&&, A  BIT  SCARY,  ESPECIALLY  AFTER YOU'VE &&&,,&&&&,
&&,,,,,,,,             HAD A FEW DRINKS.            &&,,,,&&,,
,,,&&&&&&&                                          ,,,&&,,,,,
&&,,&&&&&& IF YOU EAT THEM  YOU GET SICK.  IN FACT, &&,,,,&&&&
&,,,,&&&&& OTHER  PLANTS  IN  THE VICINITY GET SICK ,,,&&,,&&&
,,&&,,&&&& AS  WELL. SO  THERE IS ALWAYS  RECEPTION &&,,,,,,&&
,,,,,,,&&&                                          &,,&&&&,,,
&&&&&&,,&&                                          ,,,,&&,,&&
&&&&&,,,,&          ,BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS,          ,&&,,,,,,&
&&&&,,&&,,          &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&          ,,,,&&&&,,
,&&,,,,,,,                                          ,&&,,&&,,,
,,,,&&&&&& SMALL, NO  HIGHER  THEN  THIRD  A METER. ,,,,,,,,&&
,&&,,&&&&,       CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS      &&&&&&&,,,
,,,,,,&&,,   MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT  &&&&&&,,&&
,&&&&,,,,,               IT COULD BE.               &&&&&,,,,,
,,&&,,&&&&                                          &&&&,,&&&&
,,,,,,,&&,                                          ,&&,,,,&&,
&&&&&&,,,,          ,THAT OTHER NICE ONE,           ,,,,&&,,,,
,&&&&,,&&,           &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&          ,&&,,,,&&,
,,&&,,,,,,                                          ,,,,&&,,,,
&,,,,&&&&, HOLD ON  I'M  TRYING  TO FIND  THE  NAME &&&,,,,&&&
,,&&,,&&,,                                          &&,,&&,,&&
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&&&&&&&&&& ,###,###,###,##,##,##,##,##,###,###,###, &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&&                                          &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&& "FERNS  ARE   NOT  OF   MAJOR   ECONOMIC &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&&          IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED           &&&&&&&&&&
&&&&&&&&&&                                          &&&&&&&&&&
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