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...:«;$%§£  Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But £§%$;«:...
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...:«;$%§£      The Plant Is A Dense Network Of     £§%$;«:...
....:«;$%§  Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which  §%$;«:....
...:«;$%§£   Is Often Called "Rat'S Tail" Before    £§%$;«:...
..:«;$%§£#    Blooming. In Late June, It Quickly    #£§%$;«:..
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..:«;$%§£#   Centimeters High, Filled With Purple   #£§%$;«:..
...:«;$%§£    Hairs - This Is The Blue Fire. This   £§%$;«:...
....:«;$%§     Stage Lasts For One Or Two Weeks,    §%$;«:....
...:«;$%§£     Depending On Food Access, Water,     £§%$;«:...
..:«;$%§£#                 Climate.                 #£§%$;«:..
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...:«;$%§£    Has Spread Unless Its In The Fire     £§%$;«:...
....:«;$%§ Stage. Suddenly, As If Overnight, Whole  §%$;«:....
...:«;$%§£   Fields Can Be Turned Ablaze (With The  £§%$;«:...
..:«;$%§£# Same Individual Plant, As Well)! In The  #£§%$;«:..
.:«;$%§£##  Blooming Peak, It'S Not Unusual For The ##£§%$;«:.
..:«;$%§£# Whole Alvar To Be Connected North-South. #£§%$;«:..
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..:«;$%§£#  Fifty Weeks Of The Year, While In Rat   #£§%$;«:..
.:«;$%§£## Stage, The Blue Fire Feeds On The Stone  ##£§%$;«:.
..:«;$%§£#   Itself Via A Slow Chemical Attrition.  #£§%$;«:..
...:«;$%§£  This Is Enough To Keep The Roots Alive, £§%$;«:...
....:«;$%§   But All Growth And Procreation Must    §%$;«:....
...:«;$%§£   Happen During The Two Weeks In June.   £§%$;«:...
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..:«;$%§£#  Semistiff Upright Feelers Looks Like An #£§%$;«:..
...:«;$%§£   Extension Of The Sea, And Birds Are    £§%$;«:...
....:«;$%§ Tricked Into Landing Or Diving Into It.  §%$;«:....
...:«;$%§£    They Are Quickly Paralyzed By The     £§%$;«:...
..:«;$%§£#     Poison On The Purple Hairs, And      #£§%$;«:..
.:«;$%§£##     Devoured Over A Period Of Hours.     ##£§%$;«:.
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...:«;$%§£   Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via    £§%$;«:...
....:«;$%§  Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When  §%$;«:....
...:«;$%§£      The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An      £§%$;«:...
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