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,.»^=$¤### »»»»»»»»»»» ###¤$=^».,
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,,,,,,»^$# THE ,BLUE FIRE, IS A CARNIVOROUS PLANT #$^»,,,,,,
,.»^=$¤### LIVING MOSTLY AT THE WESTERN ALVAR (BUT ###¤$=^».,
,.»=$¤#### IT HAS SPREAD TO A FEW OTHER PLACES, ####¤$=».,
,.»^==$$¤# MOSTLY ROCKY COASTS). #¤$$==^».,
,.»^=$¤¤¤# #¤¤¤$=^».,
,,,,,.»=¤# 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. #¤=»»,,,,,
,,,,.»^$¤# #¤$^».,,,,
,.»^=$¤### OFTEN IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW FAR THE PLANT ###¤$=^».,
,,,.^==$¤# HAS SPREAD UNLESS ITS IN THE FIRE #¤$==^.,,,
,.»^=$¤### STAGE. SUDDENLY, AS IF OVERNIGHT, WHOLE ###¤$=^».,
,...^^^=¤# 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 ¤=^».,,,,,
,.»^=$¤### STAGE, THE BLUE FIRE FEEDS ON THE STONE ###¤$=^».,
,,,,,»=$¤¤ ITSELF VIA A SLOW CHEMICAL ATTRITION. ¤¤$=»,,,,,
,,,.^^$¤## THIS IS ENOUGH TO KEEP THE ROOTS ALIVE, ##¤$^^.,,,
,.»^=$¤### BUT ALL GROWTH AND PROCREATION MUST ###¤$=^».,
,.»^=$¤### HAPPEN DURING THE TWO WEEKS IN JUNE. ###¤$=^».,
,.»^=$¤### ###¤$=^».,
,,,,.^=¤## 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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