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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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#&%†«,,,,, HOLD  ON I'M  TRYING  TO FIND  THE  NAME ,,,,,«†%&#
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,,,,,,,,,, "FERNS   ARE   NOT  OF  MAJOR   ECONOMIC ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,           IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED          ,,,,,,,,,,
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