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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 ...~†%&#@#
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&%†~...... 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 ...~†%&#@#
@#&%†~.... 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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&%†~...... MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT ......~†%&
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