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,,,,~***%@ Living Mostly At The Western Alvar (But @%***~,,,,
,~-*%%£@## It Has Spread To A Few Other Places, ##@£%%*-~,
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,~-*%%%%%@ 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. ###£%%*-~,
,~-*%£@### ###@£%*-~,
,~-*%%£@## 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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,~-*%%%%£@ Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via @£%%%%*-~,
,~-*%%£@## Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When ##@£%%*-~,
,~-*%%£@## The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An ##@£%%*-~,
,~-*%%£@@# Individual Into Two. #@@£%%*-~,
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