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§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨ OK   A  FERN   IS  AN  OBVIOUS   FRACTAL §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§                                          §¨§§§§¨§§¨
¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨ FERNS ARE THE  RESTS OF AN ANCIENT PLANT §§¨¨¨§§¨§¨
¨§¨¨§§§§§¨ EMPIRE SPANNING THE ENTIRE EARTH, TAKING ¨§¨¨§¨§§§¨
§§¨§¨¨¨¨§§ ON  THE  ROLES  NOW   GIVEN   TO  GRASS, §§¨§§§¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨        BUSHES, TREES AND FLOWERS.        ¨§§¨¨§¨§§§
§¨¨§¨¨§§¨§                                          §¨§¨§§§¨¨§
§¨§§¨§¨§§¨ TWELVE  THOUSAND  SPEICES  ARE LEFT  AND §§§§¨¨§¨§¨
§§¨§§§§¨§¨ THEY  LIVE  IN TROPICAL  MOUNTAINS  HIGH ¨¨¨§¨§§§§§
¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨ ABOVE THE  REST OF THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨¨§¨                 ON WATER.                ¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨
§§§¨§§¨§§§                                          §§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
¨¨§§¨§§¨¨¨ THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FERN AND A MOSS ¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨¨¨ IS  THAT  THE  FERN  CAN  TRANSFER WATER §¨§§§¨¨§§¨
§§§¨§§§¨¨§ WITHIN  ITSELF.  THE  MOSS  HAS  TO  USE §§¨¨§¨§¨§¨
¨¨§§¨¨§¨§§         EXTERNAL WATER TRANSFER          ¨§¨§§§§§§§
¨§¨§¨§§§¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§§§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§
¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨           ¨PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM¨          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨§¨§           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          §¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨
¨¨§¨¨§§§§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§§¨§¨¨¨§¨ CALLED  EAGLE  FERN OR BRACKEN  OR EAGLE ¨¨§¨§§§§¨¨
§¨§§§¨¨§§¨ BRACKEN.  IT  LIVES  IN  COLONIES  WHERE ¨§§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§§¨¨§¨§¨§§ EVERY  INDIVIDUAL  MIGHT LOOK  VERY MUCH §¨¨§¨¨§§¨§
¨§¨§§§§§¨¨ ALIKE,   BUT   THEY  EACH  HAVE   UNIQUE §¨§§¨§¨§§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨ PROPORTIONS  (WHICH  CAN  BE   HARD   TO §§¨§§§§¨§¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨ SPOT). THIS MAKES THEM  PERFECT ANTENNAE ¨§§¨¨¨§§§§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§
§¨§¨§§§§§§ A  BIT SCARY,  ESPECIALLY  AFTER  YOU'VE §§§¨§§¨¨§§
§§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨            HAD A FEW DRINKS.             ¨¨§§¨§¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§§§§¨§
¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§ IF  YOU EAT THEM YOU GET SICK. IN  FACT, §§§¨¨¨¨§§§
¨§¨§¨¨¨§¨§ OTHER PLANTS IN THE  VICINITY  GET  SICK ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨¨§
§§§§¨¨§§§§ AS  WELL. SO  THERE  IS ALWAYS RECEPTION ¨§§¨¨§§¨§§
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¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨          ¨BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS¨          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
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§§§§¨§¨§¨¨ SMALL,  NO HIGHER  THEN  THIRD A  METER. ¨¨§¨§§¨§§§
¨¨¨§§§§§¨§      CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS       ¨§§§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§¨   MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT  §¨¨§§¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨¨¨§¨§§               IT COULD BE.               §¨§¨§§§¨¨¨
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§§§¨§¨¨§§¨                                          ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨§
¨¨§§§¨§¨§§          ¨THAT OTHER NICE ONE¨           ¨¨§§§¨§¨§¨
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§§¨§¨¨¨§§¨                                          §§¨§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨§§§¨¨§¨§§ HOLD ON  I'M  TRYING  TO  FIND  THE NAME ¨§§§¨¨¨§§§
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§§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨ "FERNS  ARE   NOT   OF  MAJOR   ECONOMIC §¨§§¨§¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨          IMPORTANCE" - WIKIPED           §§¨§§§¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨§¨§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§
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