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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¨           ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§ 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.            ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§ 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¨          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§           ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§ HOLD  ON I'M  TRYING  TO  FIND  THE NAME ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§ ¨###¨###¨###¨##¨##¨##¨##¨##¨###¨###¨###¨ ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨§¨§ "FERNS  ARE   NOT   OF  MAJOR   ECONOMIC ¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§¨§          IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED           ¨§¨§§¨§§¨§
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