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,,,,,,,,~= OK A FERN IS AN OBVIOUS FRACTAL =~,,,,,,,,
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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. ¤%=~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=% %=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= 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 ###&¤%=~,,
,,,~=%¤# ##&¤%=~,,,
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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. ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~= =~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~=% %=~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~=%¤ ,THAT OTHER NICE ONE, ¤%=~,,,,,,
,,,,,~=%¤& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &¤%=~,,,,,
,,,,~=%¤ #&¤%=~,,,,
,,,~=%¤# 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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