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:~~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~~:
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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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