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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.   #@££%†^~,,
,,,~^†%££@                                          @££%†^~,,,
,,,,~^†%££    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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