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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 .&.&.&&.&.
&.&..&.&&. ON WATER. .&.&..&.&.
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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 .&.&..&.&.
&.&.&&..&. EXTERNAL WATER TRANSFER .&.&.&&.&.
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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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&.&.&&..&. 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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