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#&&&†==,¨¨            ^   Blue Fire   ^             ¨¨,==†&&&#
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##@&&†^=,¨  The ¨Blue fire¨ Is A Carnivorous Plant  ¨,=^†&&@##
@&&&&†^=,¨ Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But  ¨,=^†&&&&@
&†^,,,¨¨¨¨   It Has Spread To A Few Other Places,   ¨¨¨¨,,,^†&
##@&&†^=,¨          Mostly Rocky Coasts).           ¨,=^†&&@##
&&&††^=,¨¨                                          ¨¨,=^††&&&
##@&&†^=,¨     The Plant Is A Dense Network Of      ¨,=^†&&@##
##@&&†^=,¨  Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which  ¨,=^†&&@##
##@&&†^=,¨   Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before    ¨,=^†&&@##
##@&&†^=,¨    Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly    ¨,=^†&&@##
&&†=,¨¨¨¨¨      Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty      ¨¨¨¨¨,=†&&
@&&^=,¨¨¨¨   Centimeters High, Filled With Purple   ¨¨¨¨,=^&&@
&&&^==¨¨¨¨    Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This   ¨¨¨¨==^&&&
##@&&†^=,¨     Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks,    ¨,=^†&&@##
&&&†^^,,¨¨     Depending On Food Access, Water,     ¨¨,,^^†&&&
##@&&†^=,¨                 Climate.                 ¨,=^†&&@##
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##@&&†^=,¨  Often It'S Not Clear How Far The Plant  ¨,=^†&&@##
##@&&†^=,¨    Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire     ¨,=^†&&@##
##@&&†^=,¨ Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole  ¨,=^†&&@##
#@@&&†^=,¨   Fields Can Be Turned Ablaze (With The  ¨,=^†&&@@#
@@&&†=¨¨¨¨  Same Individual Plant, As Well)! In The ¨¨¨¨=†&&@@
@@@&&†^=,¨  Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The ¨,=^†&&@@@
##@&&†^=,¨ Whole Alvar To Be Connected North-South. ¨,=^†&&@##
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&††=¨¨¨¨¨¨   Fifty Weeks Of The Year, While In Rat  ¨¨¨¨¨¨=††&
&&†^,,,,¨¨ Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone  ¨¨,,,,^†&&
&&&†^^^=,¨  Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition.   ¨,=^^^†&&&
#&†===¨¨¨¨ This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive,  ¨¨¨¨===†&#
###@&†^=,¨   But All Growth And Procreation Must    ¨,=^†&@###
##@&&†^=,¨   Happen During The Two Weeks In June.   ¨,=^†&&@##
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##@&&†^=,¨     Now The Plant Feeds On Birds; The    ¨,=^†&&@##
#&&&††^=,¨ Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An  ¨,=^††&&&#
##@&&†^=,¨    Extension Of The Sea, And Birds Are   ¨,=^†&&@##
@@&&^=¨¨¨¨ Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It.  ¨¨¨¨=^&&@@
&†=====¨¨¨    They Are Quickly Paralyzed By The     ¨¨¨=====†&
##@&&†^=,¨     Poison On The Purple Hairs, And      ¨,=^†&&@##
#&&&&†^=,¨     Devoured Over A Period Of Hours.     ¨,=^†&&&&#
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##@&&†^=,¨   Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via    ¨,=^†&&@##
##@&&†^=,¨  Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When  ¨,=^†&&@##
##@&&†^=,¨      The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An      ¨,=^†&&@##
&&†=¨¨¨¨¨¨           Individual Into Two.           ¨¨¨¨¨¨=†&&
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