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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. @£**»:....
...:»**£@# &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& #@£**»:...
..:»**£@## ##@£**»:..
.:»**£@### 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 ..........
.......... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ..........
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