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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 ,,,,,,:~*^
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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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~:,,,,,,,, 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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#@§£^*~:,, AS WELL. SO THERE IS ALWAYS RECEPTION ,,:~*^£§@#
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,,,,,,,,,, MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT ,,,,,,,,,,
:,,,,,,,,, IT COULD BE. ,,,,,,,,,:
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§£^*~:,,,, "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ,,,,:~*^£§
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