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###§%\»-.. EMPIRE SPANNING THE ENTIRE EARTH, TAKING ..-»\%§###
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#§%\»-.... 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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##§%\»-... .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 .....-»\%§
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\»-....... 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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#§%\»-.... MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT ....-»\%§#
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#§%\»-.... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ....-»\%§#
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