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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, ,,,,,,,,^~
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£**=~^,,,, Green-Brown Tentacle-Like Roots, Which ,,,,^~=**£
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#@£**=~^,, 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, ,,,,,^~=**
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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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#@£**=~^,, 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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