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##,,#,#,#,  The ,Blue fire, Is A Carnivorous Plant  ,,,,,,#,,#
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#,###,,,##      Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty      #,,#,,,#,#
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####,#,##,  Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The ,,,,#,#,,,
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,,,#####,# Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone  ,,,,###,,#
,,#,,,,##,  Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition.   ,,,#,,#,##
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