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&.&&&&&..& 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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.&&&&&&.&. 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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.&.....&&& OTHER PLANTS IN THE VICINITY GET SICK ......&...
&&....&... AS WELL. SO THERE IS ALWAYS RECEPTION .....&&...
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.&.&&&&&.. .BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS. ..&...&&..
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&&&&.&.&&. MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT ..&&.&&.&.
...&&&&.&. IT COULD BE. .&.&&.&&&&
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&&&&.&..&& IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED .&.&&.&..&
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