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&.....&.&& THEY LIVE IN TROPICAL MOUNTAINS HIGH ..&.&&....
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....&..... THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FERN AND A MOSS ......&.&&
&....&.... IS THAT THE FERN CAN TRANSFER WATER ........&&
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&&&....&.. EXTERNAL WATER TRANSFER ..........
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......&.&& 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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