§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨ ok   a   fern   is  an  obvious  fractal ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨         ####                             ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§            ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^            ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨             ^  ^  ^ ^  ^  ^              ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨              %% %%   %% %%               ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                §       §                 §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                 ### ###                  ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§                   ¨@¨                    ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                    #                     §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨ 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¨          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          §§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ 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           ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨