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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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