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