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#@§§%†~,¨¨                ~~~~~~~~~~~               ¨¨,~†%§§@#
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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).          ¨,~†%§§@##
#@§§%†~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~†%§§@#
##@§§%†~,¨     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.                 ¨¨,~†%§§@#
##@§§%†~,¨                                          ¨,~†%§§@##
#@§§%†~,¨¨  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. ¨¨,~†%§§@#
##@§§%†~,¨                                          ¨,~†%§§@##
#@§§%†~,¨¨               †%%~~~~~%%†                ¨¨,~†%§§@#
##@§§%†~,¨                                          ¨,~†%§§@##
#@§§%†~,¨¨   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.     ¨,~†%§§@##
#@§§%†~,¨¨                                          ¨¨,~†%§§@#
##@§§%†~,¨   Procreation Can Happen Sexually Via    ¨,~†%§§@##
#@§§%†~,¨¨  Spores (Cryptogamia) Or Asexually When  ¨¨,~†%§§@#
##@§§%†~,¨      The Roots Are Cut, Dividing An      ¨,~†%§§@##
#@§§%†~,¨¨           Individual Into Two.           ¨¨,~†%§§@#
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##@§§%†~,¨                                          ¨,~†%§§@##
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