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¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨             †   BLU3 F1R3   †            ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
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§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§  TH3 ¨BLU3 F1RE¨ 1S 4 C4RN1VOROUS PL4NT  ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ L1VING MOSTLY 4T TH3 W3STERN 4LVAR (BUT  §¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨§   1T H4S SPR34D TO 4 F3W OTH3R PL4C3S,   ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨           MOSTLY ROCKY CO4STS).          ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨      TH3 PL4NT 1S 4 D3NSE N3TWORK OF     ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨  GR3EN-BROWN T3NT4CLE-L1K3 ROOTS, WH1CH  ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨   1S OFT3N C4LL3D "R4T'S T41L" B3FORE    §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§    BLOOM1NG. 1N L4T3 JUN3, 1T QU1CKLY    ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨§      SPROUTS F3ELERS, T3N TO TH1RTY      ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§   C3NT1METERS H1GH, F1LL3D W1TH PURPL3   ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§    H41RS - TH1S 1S TH3 BLU3 F1R3. TH1S   ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨    ST4G3 L4STS FOR ON3 OR TWO W3EKS,     §¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨     D3PEND1NG ON FOOD 4CC3SS, W4T3R,     ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨                 CL1M4T3.                 ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨  OFT3N 1T'S NOT CL34R HOW F4R TH3 PL4NT  ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§    H4S SPR34D UNL3SS 1TS 1N TH3 F1R3     ¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨  ST4G3. SUDD3NLY, 4S 1F OV3RN1GHT, WHOL3 ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§¨  F13LDS C4N B3 TURN3D 4BLAZ3 (W1TH TH3   ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§ S4M3 1NDIVIDU4L PL4NT, 4S W3LL)! 1N TH3  §¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨ BLOOM1NG P34K, 1T'S NOT UNUSU4L FOR TH3  ¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨ WHOL3 4LVAR TO B3 CONN3CTED NORTH-SOUTH. ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
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¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§   F1FTY W3EKS OF TH3 Y34R, WH1L3 1N R4T  ¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨  ST4G3, TH3 BLU3 F1R3 F3EDS ON TH3 STON3 ¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨   1TS3LF V14 4 SLOW CH3M1C4L 4TTR1TION.  ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨  TH1S 1S 3NOUGH TO K3EP TH3 ROOTS 4L1V3, ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨   BUT 4LL GROWTH 4ND PROCR34T1ON MUST    §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§   H4PP3N DUR1NG TH3 TWO W3EKS 1N JUN3.   §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨    NOW TH3 PL4NT F3EDS ON B1RDS; TH3     ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨§ S3M1STIFF UPR1GHT F3ELERS LOOKS L1K3 4N  ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨   3XTENS1ON OF TH3 S34, 4ND B1RDS 4R3    ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨¨ TR1CK3D 1NTO L4ND1NG OR D1VING 1NTO 1T.  §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨¨    TH3Y 4R3 QU1CKLY P4RALYZ3D BY TH3     §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨     PO1SON ON TH3 PURPL3 H41RS, 4ND      §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§     D3VOURED OV3R 4 P3R1OD OF HOURS.     §¨§§¨¨¨§§§
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§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨   PROCR34T1ON C4N H4PP3N S3XU4LLY V14    ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§  SPOR3S (CRYPTOG4M1A) OR 4S3XUALLY WH3N  §¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨      TH3 ROOTS 4R3 CUT, D1VIDING 4N      §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨           1NDIVIDU4L 1NTO TWO.           ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
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