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,,,,,,,,:- ok   a  fern  is   an   obvious  fractal -:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-†         ####                             †-:,,,,,,,
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,,,:-†§$££              $$ $$   $$ $$               ££$§†-:,,,
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,:-†§$££@#                 £££ £££                  #@££$§†-:,
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,,,,,:-†§$ 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         £$§†-:,,,,
,,,:-†§$££                                          ££$§†-:,,,
,,:-†§$££@                                          @££$§†-:,,
,:-†§$££@#          ,pteridium aquilinum,           #@££$§†-:,
,,:-†§$££@          £££££££££££££££££££££           @££$§†-:,,
,,,:-†§$££                                          ££$§†-:,,,
,,,,:-†§$£ called eagle fern  or bracken  or  eagle £$§†-:,,,,
,,,,,:-†§$ bracken.  it  lives  in  colonies  where $§†-:,,,,,
,,,,,,:-†§ every  individual might look  very  much §†-:,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-† alike,   but  they   each   have  unique †-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,:- proportions  (which   can   be  hard  to -:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,: spot). this makes  them perfect antennae :,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, a  bit scary,  especially  after  you've ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,             had a few drinks.            ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:- if you eat them you get  sick. in  fact, -:,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,:-† other plants in  the vicinity  get  sick †-:,,,,,,,
,,,,,,:-†§ as  well. so there  is  always reception §†-:,,,,,,
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,,,,:-†§$£                                          £$§†-:,,,,
,,,:-†§$££          ,botrypus virginianus,          ££$§†-:,,,
,,:-†§$££@          ££££££££££££££££££££££          @££$§†-:,,
,:-†§$££@#                                          #@££$§†-:,
,,:-†§$££@ 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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