,,,,,-=*$@                                          @$*=-,,,,,
,-=*$&@@##                                          ##@@&$*=-,
,-=$&@@###                                          ###@@&$=-,
,,,,,=*$&@                                          @&$*=,,,,,
,-=*$&@@##                                          ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*&@@###                ===========               ###@@&*=-,
,,,==$$$&@             $$           $$              @&$$$==,,,
,,,---=*&@            *   BLUE FIRE   *             @&*=---,,,
,,,,-**&&@              $$           $$             @&&**-,,,,
,-=*$&@@@#               ===========                #@@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@@#                                          #@@@&$*=-,
,,,,,=*&@@  THE ,BLUE FIRE, IS A CARNIVOROUS PLANT  @@&*=,,,,,
,-=*$&@###  LIVING MOSTLY AT THE WESTERN ALVAR (BUT ###@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##   IT HAS SPREAD TO A FEW OTHER PLACES,   ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$@@###           MOSTLY ROCKY COASTS).          ###@@$*=-,
,-=*$@@###                                          ###@@$*=-,
,,,--*&&&@     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    @&*-,,,,,,
,,,,,,=$&@      SPROUTS FEELERS, TEN TO THIRTY      @&$=,,,,,,
,-=*$&@@##   CENTIMETERS HIGH, FILLED WITH PURPLE   ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@###   HAIRS - THIS IS THE BLUE FIRE. THIS    ###@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@@#    STAGE LASTS FOR ONE OR TWO WEEKS,     #@@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@###     DEPENDING ON FOOD ACCESS, WATER,     ###@&$*=-,
,-=*$$$&&@                 CLIMATE.                 @&&$$$*=-,
,-=*$&&@@@                                          @@@&&$*=-,
,,---*$$&@  OFTEN IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW FAR THE PLANT  @&$$*---,,
,-=*$&@@##    HAS SPREAD UNLESS ITS IN THE FIRE     ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@## STAGE. SUDDENLY, AS IF OVERNIGHT, WHOLE  ##@@&$*=-,
,,,,,,=$&@   FIELDS CAN BE TURNED ABLAZE (WITH THE  @&$=,,,,,,
,-=*$&@@## SAME INDIVIDUAL PLANT, AS WELL)! IN THE  ##@@&$*=-,
,,,,--=$$@  BLOOMING PEAK, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE @$$=--,,,,
,-=*$&@@@@ WHOLE ALVAR TO BE CONNECTED NORTH-SOUTH. @@@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@@#                                          #@@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##               *$$=====$$*                ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##                                          ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##  FIFTY WEEKS OF THE YEAR, WHILE IN RAT   ##@@&$*=-,
,,,,--*$$@ STAGE, THE BLUE FIRE FEEDS ON THE STONE  @$$*--,,,,
,-=*$&@@##  ITSELF VIA A SLOW CHEMICAL ATTRITION.   ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@## THIS IS ENOUGH TO KEEP THE ROOTS ALIVE,  ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##   BUT ALL GROWTH AND PROCREATION MUST    ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@@#   HAPPEN DURING THE TWO WEEKS IN JUNE.   #@@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##                                          ##@@&$*=-,
,,,,,,-=$@    NOW THE PLANT FEEDS ON BIRDS; THE     @$=-,,,,,,
,-=*$@@### SEMISTIFF UPRIGHT FEELERS LOOKS LIKE AN  ###@@$*=-,
,,,-*$$$&@   EXTENSION OF THE SEA, AND BIRDS ARE    @&$$$*-,,,
,-=*$&@@## TRICKED INTO LANDING OR DIVING INTO IT.  ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##     THEY ARE QUICKLY PARALYZED BY THE    ##@@&$*=-,
,,,,,=*&&@     POISON ON THE PURPLE HAIRS, AND      @&&*=,,,,,
,-=*$&@@##     DEVOURED OVER A PERIOD OF HOURS.     ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@###                                          ###@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##   PROCREATION CAN HAPPEN SEXUALLY VIA    ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@@@  SPORES (CRYPTOGAMIA) OR ASEXUALLY WHEN  @@@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##      THE ROOTS ARE CUT, DIVIDING AN      ##@@&$*=-,
,,,,,--*&@           INDIVIDUAL INTO TWO.           @&*--,,,,,
,,,,--=*$@                                          @$*=--,,,,
,-=*$&@@##                                          ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@##                                          ##@@&$*=-,
,-=*$&@@@@                                          @@@@&$*=-,
,,,-**$@@@                                          @@@$**-,,,