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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. ####*†^~-,
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,,,-~^†*##                ^††~~~~~††^               ##*†^~-,,,
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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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