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.........^ OK  A   FERN   IS   AN  OBVIOUS  FRACTAL ^.........
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......^«:= 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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......^«:=           .PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM.          =:«^......
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..^«:=%£@# BRACKEN.  IT  LIVES  IN  COLONIES  WHERE #@£%=:«^..
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..^«:=%£@# ALIKE,   BUT   THEY  EACH  HAVE   UNIQUE #@£%=:«^..
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....^«:=%£ SPOT). THIS  MAKES THEM PERFECT ANTENNAE £%=:«^....
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......^«:= A BIT  SCARY,  ESPECIALLY  AFTER  YOU'VE =:«^......
.......^«:             HAD A FEW DRINKS.            :«^.......
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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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..........          .BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS.          ..........
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.........^ 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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.......^«: "FERNS  ARE   NOT   OF  MAJOR   ECONOMIC :«^.......
........^«           IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED          «^........
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