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,,,,,,,^~/            /   BLUE FIRE   /             /~^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,  THE ,BLUE FIRE, IS A CARNIVOROUS PLANT  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, LIVING MOSTLY AT THE WESTERN ALVAR (BUT  ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^   IT HAS SPREAD TO A FEW OTHER PLACES,   ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~           MOSTLY ROCKY COASTS).          ~^,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,^~/%     THE PLANT IS A DENSE NETWORK OF      %/~^,,,,,,
,,,,,^~/%£  GREEN-BROWN TENTACLE-LIKE ROOTS, WHICH  £%/~^,,,,,
,,,,^~/%£@    IS OFTEN CALLED "RAT'S TAIL" BEFORE   @£%/~^,,,,
,,,^~/%£@@    BLOOMING. IN LATE JUNE, IT QUICKLY    @@£%/~^,,,
,,^~/%£@@@      SPROUTS FEELERS, TEN TO THIRTY      @@@£%/~^,,
,^~/%£@@@#   CENTIMETERS HIGH, FILLED WITH PURPLE   #@@@£%/~^,
,,^~/%£@@@    HAIRS - THIS IS THE BLUE FIRE. THIS   @@@£%/~^,,
,,,^~/%£@@     STAGE LASTS FOR ONE OR TWO WEEKS,    @@£%/~^,,,
,,,,^~/%£@     DEPENDING ON FOOD ACCESS, WATER,     @£%/~^,,,,
,,,,,^~/%£                 CLIMATE.                 £%/~^,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^~/  OFTEN IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW FAR THE PLANT  /~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~    HAS SPREAD UNLESS ITS IN THE FIRE     ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ STAGE. SUDDENLY, AS IF OVERNIGHT, WHOLE  ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  FIELDS CAN BE TURNED ABLAZE (WITH THE   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  SAME INDIVIDUAL PLANT, AS WELL)! IN THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,  BLOOMING PEAK, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^ WHOLE ALVAR TO BE CONNECTED NORTH-SOUTH. ^,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,^~/               /%%~~~~~%%/                /~^,,,,,,,
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,,,,,^~/%£  FIFTY WEEKS OF THE YEAR, WHILE IN RAT   £%/~^,,,,,
,,,,^~/%£@  STAGE, THE BLUE FIRE FEEDS ON THE STONE @£%/~^,,,,
,,,^~/%£@@  ITSELF VIA A SLOW CHEMICAL ATTRITION.   @@£%/~^,,,
,,^~/%£@@@  THIS IS ENOUGH TO KEEP THE ROOTS ALIVE, @@@£%/~^,,
,^~/%£@@@#   BUT ALL GROWTH AND PROCREATION MUST    #@@@£%/~^,
,,^~/%£@@@   HAPPEN DURING THE TWO WEEKS IN JUNE.   @@@£%/~^,,
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,,,,^~/%£@    NOW THE PLANT FEEDS ON BIRDS; THE     @£%/~^,,,,
,,,,,^~/%£ SEMISTIFF UPRIGHT FEELERS LOOKS LIKE AN  £%/~^,,,,,
,,,,,,^~/%    EXTENSION OF THE SEA, AND BIRDS ARE   %/~^,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~/  TRICKED INTO LANDING OR DIVING INTO IT. /~^,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~     THEY ARE QUICKLY PARALYZED BY THE    ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^     POISON ON THE PURPLE HAIRS, AND      ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,,     DEVOURED OVER A PERIOD OF HOURS.     ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,,    PROCREATION CAN HAPPEN SEXUALLY VIA   ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,^  SPORES (CRYPTOGAMIA) OR ASEXUALLY WHEN  ^,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,^~      THE ROOTS ARE CUT, DIVIDING AN      ~^,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,^~/           INDIVIDUAL INTO TWO.           /~^,,,,,,,
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