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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. #@#¤†;«:..
...:«;†¤#@ @#¤†;«:...
....:«;†¤# 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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.......:«; 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 #@#¤†;«:..
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..:«;†¤#@# 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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....:«;†¤# HOLD ON I'M TRYING TO FIND THE NAME #¤†;«:....
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.........: "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC :.........
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