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,,-:%$§@## ok  a  fern   is   an  obvious   fractal ##@§$%:-,,
,,-:%$§@##         ####                             ##@§$%:-,,
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,,-:%$§@##                 @@@ @@@                  ##@§$%:-,,
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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 §%::,,,,,,
,,-:%$$$§@         external water transfer          @§$$$%:-,,
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,,,,--:$$§           ,pteridium aquilinum,          §$$:--,,,,
,,---:$§@@           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          @@§$:---,,
,,-:%$§@##                                          ##@§$%:-,,
,,,,,-%$@@ called eagle fern  or bracken  or  eagle @@$%-,,,,,
,,,,,-:$@@ bracken.  it  lives  in  colonies  where @@$:-,,,,,
,,,,,-%§§§ 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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,,-:%$§###          ,that other nice one,           ###§$%:-,,
,,-:%%%§@#          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§           #@§%%%:-,,
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,,,,,,-%$@ hold  on  i'm  trying to find  the  name @$%-,,,,,,
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,,-:%$§@## ,###,###,###,##,##,##,##,##,###,###,###, ##@§$%:-,,
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,,-:%$§@@# "ferns   are   not   of  major  economic #@@§$%:-,,
,,-:%$§@##           importance" - wikiped          ##@§$%:-,,
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