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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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%/«,......          .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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##$%/«,... "ferns   are   not   of  major  economic ...,«/%$##
###$%/«,..          importance" - wikiped           ..,«/%$###
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