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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.        ,,,,#,##,,
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,,,,,,,### twelve thousand  speices  are  left  and ,,,,,,#,##
#,,,,,,#,# they  live in  tropical  mountains  high ,,,,,,,,##
##,,,,,,,# above the rest of  the world. some float ,,,,,,,,#,
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,,###,,,,, the difference between a fern and a moss ,,,,,,,,,,
,,#,##,,,, is  that  the fern  can  transfer  water ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,###,,, within  itself.  the  moss  has  to  use #,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,##          ,pteridium aquilinum,           ,#,##,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,###,,#
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,#,##,,,,, a bit  scary,  especially  after  you've ,,,,,,###,
,,,###,,,,             had a few drinks.            ,,,,,,#,##
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##,,,###,, 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,          ,,,,,#,,,,
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,,,,,,#,## small, no  higher  then third  a  meter. ,##,,,,,#,
,,,,,,,,##      contains mistletoe dna in its       ,###,,,,,#
#,,,,,,,#,   mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but  ,#,##,,,,,
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,,,#,##,,, "ferns  are  not   of   major   economic ,###,,#,##
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