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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¨          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          §¨§¨§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨ 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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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§
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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§§