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:=^....... OK A FERN IS AN OBVIOUS FRACTAL .......^=:
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§:=^...... FERNS ARE THE RESTS OF AN ANCIENT PLANT ......^=:§
:=^....... EMPIRE SPANNING THE ENTIRE EARTH, TAKING .......^=:
=^........ 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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:=^....... CALLED EAGLE FERN OR BRACKEN OR EAGLE .......^=:
=^........ BRACKEN. IT LIVES IN COLONIES WHERE ........^=
^......... EVERY INDIVIDUAL MIGHT LOOK VERY MUCH .........^
.......... ALIKE, BUT THEY EACH HAVE UNIQUE ..........
^......... PROPORTIONS (WHICH CAN BE HARD TO .........^
=^........ 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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:=^....... .THAT OTHER NICE ONE. .......^=:
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¶§&§:=^... "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC ...^=:§&§¶
§&§:=^.... IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED ....^=:§&§
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