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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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*~-....... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC .......-~*
%*~-...... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ......-~*%
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