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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, ##........
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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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