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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.        §¨§§¨§§§¨¨
¨§¨¨§§¨§§¨                                          §§¨§§¨¨§¨§
§§¨§¨§§¨§§ TWELVE  THOUSAND  SPEICES  ARE  LEFT AND ¨§§¨§¨§§§§
¨§§§§¨§§¨§ THEY  LIVE  IN TROPICAL  MOUNTAINS  HIGH §¨§§§§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨¨§§¨§§¨ ABOVE THE  REST OF THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§¨§§¨§¨                 ON WATER.                ¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨§
§¨§§§¨§§§§                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨¨§ 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 §§§¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§ A  BIT  SCARY,  ESPECIALLY AFTER  YOU'VE ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§
¨§§§§¨¨¨§¨             HAD A FEW DRINKS.            §¨§¨§§¨§¨§
§¨¨¨§¨¨§§§                                          §§§§¨§§§§§
§¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨ IF YOU EAT  THEM YOU GET SICK.  IN FACT, ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨§§§¨¨§ OTHER PLANTS IN THE  VICINITY  GET  SICK ¨¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§
§§§§¨¨§¨§§ AS WELL.  SO  THERE IS ALWAYS  RECEPTION ¨§§§§¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨§¨§§§¨§                                          §¨¨¨§¨¨§§§
¨¨§§§¨¨§§¨                                          §¨¨§§¨§¨¨§
¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨          ¨BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS¨          §¨§¨§§§¨§§
§§¨§§§§§§¨          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          §§§§¨¨§§¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨¨¨§¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨ SMALL,  NO  HIGHER  THEN THIRD  A METER. ¨¨§§§§§¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨§§¨§      CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS       ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨¨§¨¨§¨§§¨   MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT  §§¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§§¨§¨               IT COULD BE.               ¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨
§§¨§¨§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§§§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§§§§¨§§§          ¨THAT OTHER NICE ONE¨           §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          §¨¨¨§§¨§§¨
§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§§¨§§
§¨¨§§§§¨§¨ HOLD  ON  I'M TRYING  TO  FIND  THE NAME §¨§§§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨¨¨§§§¨                                          §§¨¨§§¨§¨§
§§§¨¨§¨¨§§                                          ¨§¨§¨§§§§¨
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨¨ ¨###¨###¨###¨##¨##¨##¨##¨##¨###¨###¨###¨ §§§§§¨¨¨§§
¨§§§¨§§§¨§                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨§
§¨¨§§¨¨§§§ "FERNS  ARE   NOT   OF  MAJOR   ECONOMIC ¨¨¨§§¨§§§§
§¨§¨§¨§¨¨§           IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED          ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
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