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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ ok   a  fern  is   an   obvious  fractal ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§         ####                             ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§            \ \\ \\ \ \\ \\ \\            ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§             $  $  $ $  $  $              ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§              ££ ££   ££ ££               ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                §       §                 ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                 ¶¶¶ ¶¶¶                  ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                   ¨#¨                    ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                    #                     ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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.        ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ 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          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§           ¨pteridium aquilinum¨          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§           ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ 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 ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ a  bit  scary,  especially after  you've ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§             had a few drinks.            ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ 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¨          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ small, no higher  then  third  a  meter. ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§      contains mistletoe dna in its       ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§  mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but   ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§               it could be.               ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§          ¨that other nice one¨           ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ hold  on  i'm trying  to  find the  name ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ ¨###¨###¨###¨##¨##¨##¨##¨##¨###¨###¨###¨ ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ "ferns   are  not   of  major   economic ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§          importance" - wikiped           ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§¨§¨§¨§