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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. .&.&.&.&.&
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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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.&&.&.&.&. 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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.&&.&.&.&. SMALL, NO HIGHER THEN THIRD A METER. .&.&.&.&.&
..&.&.&.&. CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS .&.&.&.&.&
.&&.&.&.&. MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT .&.&.&.&.&
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