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..&..&.... BUSHES, TREES AND FLOWERS. &&...&....
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.....&..&. 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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......&&&. 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 .&&...&&&.
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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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...&&&..&. MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT &...&.&&..
...&.&&... IT COULD BE. .&....&&&.
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...&....&& IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ..&.....&.
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