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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\*
$*\«,¨¨¨¨¨ Sprouts Feelers, Ten To Thirty ¨¨¨¨¨,«\*$
§$*\«,¨¨¨¨ Centimeters High, Filled With Purple ¨¨¨¨,«\*$§
@§$*\«,¨¨¨ Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This ¨¨¨,«\*$§@
#@§$*\«,¨¨ Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks, ¨¨,«\*$§@#
##@§$*\«,¨ Depending On Food Access, Water, ¨,«\*$§@##
#@§$*\«,¨¨ Climate. ¨¨,«\*$§@#
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«\*
\«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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