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,,,,~=†%$§             †   Blue Fire   †            §$%†=~,,,,
,,,~=†%$§#              %%           %%             #§$%†=~,,,
,,~=†%$§#@               ===========                @#§$%†=~,,
,~=†%$§#@#                                          #@#§$%†=~,
,,~=†%$§#@  The ,Blue fire, Is A Carnivorous Plant  @#§$%†=~,,
,,,~=†%$§#  Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But #§$%†=~,,,
,,,,~=†%$§   It Has Spread To A Few Other Places,   §$%†=~,,,,
,,,,,~=†%$          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. §$%†=~,,,,
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,,,,~=†%$§   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.   #§$%†=~,,,
,,,,~=†%$§                                          §$%†=~,,,,
,,,,,~=†%$     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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