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##.#..#..#            *   Blue Fire   *             #.#.#.#.#.
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##.#..#..#                «««««««««««               #.#.#.#.#.
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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.                 #.#.#.#.#.
.#.#.##.##                                          #.#.#.#.#.
##.#..#..#  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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##.#..#..#               *%%«««««%%*                #.#.#.#.#.
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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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