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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 @@....@...
..@@@..... IS THAT THE FERN CAN TRANSFER WATER .@@....@..
..@.@@.... WITHIN ITSELF. THE MOSS HAS TO USE .@@@....@.
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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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.@.@@..@.@ 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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