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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.        §§§§§§§§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§¨§§§§§¨§ 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         §¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨
§¨§§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨¨§§
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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 ¨¨§¨§§§§§§
§§§§¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§§§¨§ 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 §§¨§§¨¨§¨§
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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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