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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, †~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ##################### ~,,,,,,,,,
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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 @¶#%†~,,,,
,,,~†%#¶@# #@¶#%†~,,,
,,~†%#¶@## 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, ,,,,,,,,,,
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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 #%†~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ ,###,###,###,##,##,##,##,##,###,###,###, ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,~ "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~† IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED †~,,,,,,,,
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