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,,.«*%§¤¶#  The ,Blue fire, Is A Carnivorous Plant  #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶## Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But  ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#   It Has Spread To A Few Other Places,   #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##          Mostly Rocky Coasts).           ##¶¤§%*«.,
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,.«*%§¤¶##     The Plant Is A Dense Network Of      ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#  Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which  #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##   Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before    ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#    Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly    #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##      Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty      ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#   Centimeters High, Filled With Purple   #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##   Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This    ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#    Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks,     #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##     Depending On Food Access, Water,     ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#                 Climate.                 #¶¤§%*«.,,
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,,.«*%§¤¶#  Often It'S Not Clear How Far The Plant  #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##    Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire     ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#  Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##   Fields Can Be Turned Ablaze (With The  ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#  Same Individual Plant, As Well)! In The #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶## Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The  ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶# Whole Alvar To Be Connected North-South. #¶¤§%*«.,,
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,,.«*%§¤¶#   Fifty Weeks Of The Year, While In Rat  #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##  Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#   Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition.  #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##  This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive, ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#   But All Growth And Procreation Must    #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##   Happen During The Two Weeks In June.   ##¶¤§%*«.,
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,.«*%§¤¶##    Now The Plant Feeds On Birds; The     ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶# Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An  #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##    Extension Of The Sea, And Birds Are   ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#  Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It. #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##    They Are Quickly Paralyzed By The     ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#      Poison On The Purple Hairs, And     #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##     Devoured Over A Period Of Hours.     ##¶¤§%*«.,
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,.«*%§¤¶##   Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via    ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#  Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When  #¶¤§%*«.,,
,.«*%§¤¶##      The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An      ##¶¤§%*«.,
,,.«*%§¤¶#           Individual Into Two.           #¶¤§%*«.,,
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