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¨¨¨-«;†$¶# Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But #¶$†;«-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-«;†$¶ It Has Spread To A Few Other Places, ¶$†;«-¨¨¨¨
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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, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-«;†$ 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. ##¶$†;«-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«; Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone ;«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition. «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive, -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ But All Growth And Procreation Must ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Happen During The Two Weeks In June. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Now The Plant Feeds On Birds; The ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨- Extension Of The Sea, And Birds Are -¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-« Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It. «-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«; They Are Quickly Paralyzed By The ;«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«;† Poison On The Purple Hairs, And †;«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨-«;†$¶# Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via #¶$†;«-¨¨¨
¨¨-«;†$¶## Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When ##¶$†;«-¨¨
¨-«;†$¶### The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An ###¶$†;«-¨
¨¨-«;†$¶## Individual Into Two. ##¶$†;«-¨¨
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