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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, @@@@&^:-:,
,,,,,,-^^@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @^^-,,,,,,
,:-:^&@¶## ##¶@&^:-:,
,:-:^&@¶## 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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,,,,,::&¶¶ ,botrypus virginianus, ¶¶&::,,,,,
,,,,:::^@# @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ #@^:::,,,,
,:-:^&@¶## ##¶@&^:-:,
,,,,,:-^@# small, no higher then third a meter. #@^-:,,,,,
,:---^^&¶# contains mistletoe dna in its #¶&^^---:,
,:-:^&@¶## mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but ##¶@&^:-:,
,:-:^&@¶## it could be. ##¶@&^:-:,
,:-:^&@¶## ##¶@&^:-:,
,:-:^^^^&@ @&^^^^:-:,
,:-:^@¶### ,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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,:-:^^^^@@ @@^^^^:-:,
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