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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 -.........
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.......... THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FERN AND A MOSS ..........
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.......... WITHIN ITSELF. THE MOSS HAS TO USE ..........
.......... EXTERNAL WATER TRANSFER ..........
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....-~\^@£ BRACKEN. IT LIVES IN COLONIES WHERE £@^\~-....
...-~\^@£# EVERY INDIVIDUAL MIGHT LOOK VERY MUCH #£@^\~-...
..-~\^@£## ALIKE, BUT THEY EACH HAVE UNIQUE ##£@^\~-..
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........-~ OTHER PLANTS IN THE VICINITY GET SICK ~-........
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.......... .BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS. ..........
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