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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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