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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   ###£§*=«^,
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,^«=*&§£## hold  on i'm  trying  to  find  the name ##£§&*=«^,
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,^«=*&&&££ "ferns  are   not  of   major   economic ££&&&*=«^,
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