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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. ;-........
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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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........-; .PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM. ;-........
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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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......-;*@ 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. #¶#@*;-...
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......-;*@ HOLD ON I'M TRYING TO FIND THE NAME @*;-......
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.......... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ..........
.......... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ..........
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