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§§¨¨§§§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§ OK   A   FERN   IS  AN  OBVIOUS  FRACTAL ¨¨§¨¨§§¨§§
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§§§§§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ FERNS ARE THE  RESTS OF AN ANCIENT PLANT ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§ EMPIRE SPANNING THE ENTIRE EARTH, TAKING ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨ ON  THE  ROLES   NOW  GIVEN  TO   GRASS, §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§        BUSHES, TREES AND FLOWERS.        §§¨¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§§ TWELVE THOUSAND  SPEICES  ARE  LEFT  AND ¨¨§§¨¨¨§§¨
¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨ THEY  LIVE IN  TROPICAL  MOUNTAINS  HIGH ¨¨§¨§¨¨§¨§
§§§§§¨¨¨§§ ABOVE THE  REST OF THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT ¨¨§§§§¨§§§
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨§¨                 ON WATER.                ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§§                                          §¨§§¨¨§¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨ THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FERN AND A MOSS ¨§§¨§¨§§§§
§¨¨¨¨§§§¨§ IS  THAT  THE  FERN  CAN TRANSFER  WATER §§¨§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨§¨¨§§ WITHIN  ITSELF.  THE  MOSS  HAS  TO  USE §¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§§¨§¨          EXTERNAL WATER TRANSFER         ¨§§¨§¨¨§§¨
§§§§¨§¨§§§                                          §§¨§§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨¨§§§§¨¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§§§§
§¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨          ¨PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM¨           §¨§¨§¨§¨¨¨
§§¨¨§§¨¨§§           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ¨§§§§§§§¨¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
§§§§§§§§§§ CALLED  EAGLE  FERN  OR BRACKEN OR EAGLE §§§¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BRACKEN.  IT  LIVES  IN  COLONIES  WHERE §¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ EVERY INDIVIDUAL  MIGHT  LOOK VERY  MUCH ¨§¨§§¨¨¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALIKE,   BUT   THEY   EACH  HAVE  UNIQUE ¨§§§¨§¨¨§¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ PROPORTIONS   (WHICH  CAN   BE  HARD  TO §§¨¨§§§¨§§
¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ SPOT). THIS MAKES  THEM PERFECT ANTENNAE §¨§¨§¨¨§§¨
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§§§§¨§¨§
§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨¨ A  BIT  SCARY,  ESPECIALLY  AFTER YOU'VE ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨             HAD A FEW DRINKS.            §¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§§¨¨ IF YOU EAT  THEM YOU GET SICK.  IN FACT, §¨§¨¨¨§¨§¨
¨§¨§¨¨§¨§¨ OTHER PLANTS IN  THE  VICINITY  GET SICK §§§§¨¨§§§§
§§§§§¨§§§§ AS WELL.  SO THERE IS  ALWAYS  RECEPTION ¨¨¨¨§¨§¨¨¨
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§§¨¨¨§¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§¨§¨¨§§§§¨          ¨BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS¨          ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨§§
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¨§¨¨§§§¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨§§§§§§
§§§¨§¨¨§¨§ SMALL, NO  HIGHER  THEN  THIRD  A METER. §§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨¨§§§¨§§§      CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS       §¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
§§¨§¨¨§§¨¨  MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT   ¨§§§§¨§¨¨¨
§¨§§§¨§¨§¨               IT COULD BE.               ¨§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
§§§¨¨§§§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§¨
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¨§¨§§§§¨¨¨          ¨THAT OTHER NICE ONE¨           ¨§§§§§¨§§¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          §§¨¨¨¨§§¨§
§§¨¨§¨¨§§¨                                          §¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
¨¨§¨§§¨§¨§ HOLD  ON  I'M  TRYING  TO  FIND THE NAME ¨§§§¨¨§§§¨
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§§¨¨§§§§§¨                                          §§¨¨¨§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨¨¨¨§ "FERNS   ARE   NOT   OF  MAJOR  ECONOMIC ¨¨§¨¨§§¨§§
¨§§§§§¨¨¨§           IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED          ¨¨§§¨§¨§§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§§§§¨§
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