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,,,,,,.~\§                                          §\~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~\ OK   A  FERN   IS   AN  OBVIOUS  FRACTAL \~.,,,,,,,
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,,,.~\§$§#                   ,#,                    #§$§\~.,,,
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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 $§\~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~\§ SPOT). THIS  MAKES THEM PERFECT ANTENNAE §\~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~\                                          \~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.~\§ A  BIT  SCARY,  ESPECIALLY AFTER  YOU'VE §\~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~\§$            HAD A FEW DRINKS.             $§\~.,,,,,
,,,,.~\§$§                                          §$§\~.,,,,
,,,.~\§$§# 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,          §$§\~.,,,,
,,,,,.~\§$          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          $§\~.,,,,,
,,,,,,.~\§                                          §\~.,,,,,,
,,,,,,,.~\ SMALL,  NO HIGHER THEN  THIRD  A  METER. \~.,,,,,,,
,,,,,,.~\§      CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS       §\~.,,,,,,
,,,,,.~\§$  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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