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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 .&&..&.&&.
..&....... ON WATER. .&&&...&&&
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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 &...&&&...
...&...&.& &&..&.&&..
....&....& A BIT SCARY, ESPECIALLY AFTER YOU'VE .&&...&&&.
.....&...& HAD A FEW DRINKS. .&&&..&.&&
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&&.....&.. 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. ..&.....&&
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&.&&...&&& .THAT OTHER NICE ONE. &....&....
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...&....&. "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC &.&&....&.
....&..... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ..&&&....&
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