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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.        ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ TWELVE  THOUSAND  SPEICES  ARE LEFT  AND ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ THEY  LIVE  IN  TROPICAL MOUNTAINS  HIGH ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ ABOVE THE REST OF THE WORLD. SOME  FLOAT ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§§¨§¨§¨§                 ON WATER.                ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ 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¨          ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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 ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
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§¨§§¨§¨§¨§ A  BIT  SCARY,  ESPECIALLY AFTER  YOU'VE ¨§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§            HAD A FEW DRINKS.             ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
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§¨¨§¨§¨§¨§ 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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