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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          #¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨#
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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 ##¨##¨##¨¨
##¨¨¨¨¨#¨#                                          ¨¨##¨##¨#¨
#¨#¨¨¨¨###                                          #¨#¨##¨###
¨###¨¨¨#¨¨          ¨botrypus virginianus¨          #####¨##¨¨
¨#¨¨#¨¨##¨          ######################          #¨¨¨¨##¨#¨
¨##¨##¨#¨#                                          ¨#¨¨¨#¨###
##¨##¨#### small,  no  higher  then  third a meter. ¨##¨¨###¨¨
#¨##¨##¨¨¨      contains mistletoe dna in its       ¨#¨#¨#¨¨#¨
###¨##¨#¨¨   mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but  ¨######¨##
¨¨¨##¨###¨               it could be.               ##¨¨¨¨¨##¨
¨¨¨#¨##¨¨#                                          ¨¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#
#¨¨###¨#¨#                                          ¨¨##¨¨¨###
¨#¨#¨¨####          ¨that other nice one¨           #¨#¨#¨¨#¨¨
¨####¨#¨¨¨          #####################           ¨#####¨##¨
¨#¨¨¨###¨¨                                          ¨#¨¨¨¨##¨#
###¨¨#¨¨#¨ hold on  i'm  trying  to find  the  name ¨##¨¨¨#¨##
¨¨¨#¨##¨##                                          ¨#¨#¨¨###¨
¨¨¨###¨##¨                                          #####¨#¨¨#
#¨¨#¨¨##¨# ¨###¨###¨###¨##¨##¨##¨##¨##¨###¨###¨###¨ #¨¨¨¨###¨#
¨#¨##¨#¨##                                          ##¨¨¨#¨¨##
####¨####¨ "ferns  are   not   of  major   economic #¨#¨¨##¨#¨
#¨¨¨##¨¨¨#          importance" - wikiped           ¨###¨#¨###
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