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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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..,~*$§§##           .PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM.          ##§§$*~,..
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..,~*$§§## BRACKEN.  IT  LIVES  IN  COLONIES  WHERE ##§§$*~,..
...,~*$§§# EVERY INDIVIDUAL  MIGHT  LOOK VERY  MUCH #§§$*~,...
..,~*$§§## ALIKE,   BUT  THEY   EACH  HAVE   UNIQUE ##§§$*~,..
.,~*$§§### PROPORTIONS  (WHICH  CAN  BE   HARD   TO ###§§$*~,.
..,~*$§§## SPOT). THIS MAKES  THEM PERFECT ANTENNAE ##§§$*~,..
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.,~*$§§###             HAD A FEW DRINKS.            ###§§$*~,.
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...,~*$§§# IF YOU EAT THEM  YOU  GET SICK. IN FACT, #§§$*~,...
..,~*$§§## OTHER PLANTS  IN THE  VICINITY  GET SICK ##§§$*~,..
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..,~*$§§## HOLD  ON  I'M  TRYING  TO  FIND THE NAME ##§§$*~,..
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.,~*$§§### "FERNS  ARE  NOT   OF   MAJOR   ECONOMIC ###§§$*~,.
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