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¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§ OK   A  FERN  IS   AN  OBVIOUS   FRACTAL §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨§         ####                             §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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§§¨§§¨¨§¨§            / // // / // // //            §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§             *  *  * *  *  *              §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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.                 §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨§ 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.             §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
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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¨          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨§           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§¨¨§¨§ 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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