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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          ¨¨§§§§¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨§
§§§¨§§¨¨¨§                                          §§¨¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨§¨¨§§          ¨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 §§¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§§§¨§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨§§§§
¨§§§¨§¨§¨¨          ¨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.               ¨¨§§¨¨§¨§§
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¨§§§¨§¨§§§                                          §§§§§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨§§§§¨¨¨           ¨THAT OTHER NICE ONE¨          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§§§
§¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
§§§¨¨§§¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
¨¨§¨§¨§§§§ HOLD  ON  I'M TRYING  TO  FIND THE  NAME ¨§§¨§§¨¨§¨
¨§§§§§¨¨¨§                                          §¨§§¨§¨§§¨
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§¨§§§¨§§¨¨ "FERNS  ARE  NOT   OF   MAJOR   ECONOMIC §§§¨§§¨¨¨§
§§¨¨§§¨§¨¨          IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED           ¨¨§§¨§¨¨§¨
¨§¨§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§§¨§§§
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