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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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.....&.&&. 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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&&..&..... 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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...&.&&... CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS ..&..&.&&.
.....&&&.. MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT &..&...&&&
&....&.&&. IT COULD BE. .&..&..&.&
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