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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 ,,,,###,,#
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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 ###,,,,,,,
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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 ,,##,,####
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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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###,,##,,# small, no higher  then  third  a  meter. ###,,#####
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#,,#######  mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but   ,,,##,,###
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#,,,,,,##, "ferns  are   not  of   major   economic ,##,,,,,,#
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