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....-~†=&£ ok   a  fern  is   an   obvious  fractal £&=†~-....
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.....-~†=& 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.        £&=†~-....
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..-~†=&£@# twelve  thousand  speices  are  left and #@£&=†~-..
.-~†=&£@## they live  in  tropical  mountains  high ##@£&=†~-.
..-~†=&£@# above  the rest of the world. some float #@£&=†~-..
...-~†=&£@                 on water.                @£&=†~-...
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.....-~†=& 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          £&=†~-....
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.-~†=&£@##          .pteridium aquilinum.           ##@£&=†~-.
..-~†=&£@#           &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&          #@£&=†~-..
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....-~†=&£ 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 @£&=†~-...
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.-~†=&£@## a  bit  scary,  especially  after you've ##@£&=†~-.
..-~†=&£@#            had a few drinks.             #@£&=†~-..
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....-~†=&£ if  you eat  them you get sick. in fact, £&=†~-....
.....-~†=& other plants  in  the vicinity get  sick &=†~-.....
......-~†= as  well.  so there is  always reception =†~-......
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...-~†=&£@          .botrypus virginianus.          @£&=†~-...
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..-~†=&£@# small,  no  higher then  third a  meter. #@£&=†~-..
...-~†=&£@       contains mistletoe dna in its      @£&=†~-...
....-~†=&£   mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but  £&=†~-....
.....-~†=&               it could be.               &=†~-.....
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....-~†=&£           .that other nice one.          £&=†~-....
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.-~†=&£@## hold  on i'm  trying  to find  the  name ##@£&=†~-.
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......-~†= "ferns   are   not   of  major  economic =†~-......
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