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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.                 ....~«:*@§
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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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..........          .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.             ...~«:*@§#
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@*:«~..... 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.          ..........
..........          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ..........
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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.           ...~«:*@§#
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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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