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###&&†=-,,             =   Blue Fire   =            ,,-=†&&###
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###&&†=-,,  The ,Blue fire, Is A Carnivorous Plant  ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,  Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,   It Has Spread To A Few Other Places,   ,,-=†&&###
##&=,,,,,,           Mostly Rocky Coasts).          ,,,,,,=&##
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#&††=,,,,,     The Plant Is A Dense Network Of      ,,,,,=††&#
####&†=-,,  Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which  ,,-=†&####
###&&†=-,,    Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before   ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,    Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly    ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,      Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty      ,,-=†&&###
#&††-,,,,,   Centimeters High, Filled With Purple   ,,,,,-††&#
###&&†=-,,    Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This   ,,-=†&&###
&†=,,,,,,,     Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks,    ,,,,,,,=†&
##&&&†=-,,     Depending On Food Access, Water,     ,,-=†&&&##
####&†=-,,                 Climate.                 ,,-=†&####
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###&&†=-,,  Often It'S Not Clear How Far The Plant  ,,-=†&&###
&&&&=-,,,,    Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire     ,,,,-=&&&&
###&&†=-,, Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole  ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,   Fields Can Be Turned Ablaze (With The  ,,-=†&&###
#&&&†==-,, Same Individual Plant, As Well)! In The  ,,-==†&&&#
###&&†=-,,  Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The ,,-=†&&###
####&†=-,, Whole Alvar To Be Connected North-South. ,,-=†&####
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###&&†=-,,  Fifty Weeks Of The Year, While In Rat   ,,-=†&&###
#&&&&†=-,,  Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone ,,-=†&&&&#
##&=--,,,,  Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition.   ,,,,--=&##
###&&†=-,,  This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive, ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,    But All Growth And Procreation Must   ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,   Happen During The Two Weeks In June.   ,,-=†&&###
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#&&=--,,,,    Now The Plant Feeds On Birds; The     ,,,,--=&&#
#&&&&†=-,, Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An  ,,-=†&&&&#
#&†=-,,,,,   Extension Of The Sea, And Birds Are    ,,,,,-=†&#
####&†=-,,  Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It. ,,-=†&####
#&††-,,,,,     They Are Quickly Paralyzed By The    ,,,,,-††&#
###&&†=-,,      Poison On The Purple Hairs, And     ,,-=†&&###
####&†=-,,     Devoured Over A Period Of Hours.     ,,-=†&####
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###&&†=-,,    Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via   ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,  Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When  ,,-=†&&###
###&&†=-,,      The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An      ,,-=†&&###
#&&&†-,,,,           Individual Into Two.           ,,,,-†&&&#
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