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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 @.@@...@@@
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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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@...@@@..@ MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT ..@@@..@.@
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