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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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@§£*=«,,,, they  live  in  tropical  mountains high ,,,,«=*£§@
#@§£*=«,,, above the rest of the world.  some float ,,,«=*£§@#
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§£*=«,,,,, called eagle  fern or  bracken or  eagle ,,,,,«=*£§
@§£*=«,,,, bracken.  it  lives  in  colonies  where ,,,,«=*£§@
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#@§£*=«,,, proportions  (which  can   be  hard   to ,,,«=*£§@#
@§£*=«,,,, spot). this makes them  perfect antennae ,,,,«=*£§@
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=«,,,,,,,, other plants  in  the vicinity get  sick ,,,,,,,,«=
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@§£*=«,,,,          importance" - wikiped           ,,,,«=*£§@
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