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,,-:%%%££¶ empire spanning the entire earth, taking ¶££%%%:-,,
,,-:%%%%§£ on  the   roles  now  given   to  grass, £§%%%%:-,,
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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 ##¶£§%:-,,
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,,-:%§£¶¶#         external water transfer          #¶¶£§%:-,,
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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 #££§§%:-,,
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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, ¶¶§§:-,,,,
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,,-:%§£¶## as well.  so there  is always  reception ##¶£§%:-,,
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,,-:%§£¶##      contains mistletoe dna in its       ##¶£§%:-,,
,,-:%§£££¶  mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but   ¶£££§%:-,,
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