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.&.&...&.& 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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&&&.&.&... 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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&&..&&.&.& 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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&&.&&.&&.& IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED .&..&&&&..
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