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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          ##@&&*/«~.
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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 #@&&*/«~..
...~«/*&&@                                          @&&*/«~...
....~«/*&& 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.          #@&&*/«~..
...~«/*&&@          &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&          @&&*/«~...
....~«/*&&                                          &&*/«~....
.....~«/*& 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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.....~«/*& .###.###.###.##.##.##.##.##.###.###.###. &*/«~.....
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...~«/*&&@ "ferns   are  not   of   major  economic @&&*/«~...
..~«/*&&@#          importance" - wikiped           #@&&*/«~..
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