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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 .....&....
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..&..&.... 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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......&..& IT COULD BE. ..&.....&.
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&&..&..... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED .&..&....&
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