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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          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨           ¨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 ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨          ¨BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS¨          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
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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.               ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨          ¨THAT OTHER NICE ONE¨           ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ HOLD  ON I'M  TRYING TO  FIND  THE  NAME ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ ¨###¨###¨###¨##¨##¨##¨##¨##¨###¨###¨###¨ ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ "FERNS  ARE  NOT   OF   MAJOR   ECONOMIC ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨           IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§§¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨§¨§§¨§
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