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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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£†/~.,,,,,   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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