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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. ....-~:^%&
@&%^:~-... ...-~:^%&@
@@&%^:~-.. 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 ........-~
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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 .-~:^%&@@#
@@&%^:~-.. 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 ......-~:^
:~-....... .......-~:
~-........ ........-~
-......... .BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS. .........-
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.......... 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. ....-~:^%&
@&%^:~-... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ...-~:^%&@
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#@@&%^:~-. HOLD ON I'M TRYING TO FIND THE NAME .-~:^%&@@#
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&%^:~-.... .###.###.###.##.##.##.##.##.###.###.###. ....-~:^%&
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^:~-...... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ......-~:^
:~-....... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED .......-~:
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