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@@%::~,,,, 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 ,,,.~%%*¶@
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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 ,,,..~:*¶¶
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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 ,.~:%*¶@##
¶@%%~..,,, HAD A FEW DRINKS. ,,,..~%%@¶
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@%:.,,,,,, OTHER PLANTS IN THE VICINITY GET SICK ,,,,,,.:%@
@*%:~~,,,, AS WELL. SO THERE IS ALWAYS RECEPTION ,,,,~~:%*@
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#@¶@*%:~., ,BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS, ,.~:%*@¶@#
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¶@%~...,,, MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT ,,,...~%@¶
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@%~.,,,,,, IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ,,,,,,.~%@
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