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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 ......:~^^
$^^~:..... ON THE ROLES NOW GIVEN TO GRASS, .....:~^^$
&$^^~:.... BUSHES, TREES AND FLOWERS. ....:~^^$&
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@¶&$^^~:.. TWELVE THOUSAND SPEICES ARE LEFT AND ..:~^^$&¶@
#@¶&$^^~:. THEY LIVE IN TROPICAL MOUNTAINS HIGH .:~^^$&¶@#
@¶&$^^~:.. ABOVE THE REST OF THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT ..:~^^$&¶@
¶&$^^~:... ON WATER. ...:~^^$&¶
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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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&$^^~:.... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ....:~^^$&
¶&$^^~:... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ...:~^^$&¶
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