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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  ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,£,,£,,,    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,     £,,£,,£,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,  Often It'S Not Clear How Far The Plant  £,,£,,£,,£
£,,,,,,,,,     Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire    ,£,,£,,£,,
,£,,,,,,,, Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole  ,,£,,£,,£,
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£,,£,,£,,£ This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive,  £,££,,,,££
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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. ,,,,£,,,££
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£££,,,£,££      Poison On The Purple Hairs, And     ,,,,,,£,,,
£,££,,,,££     Devoured Over A Period Of Hours.     ,,,,,,,£,,
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,£,,£,££,,      The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An      ,£,,,,,,,,
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