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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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