§§¨¨¨¨§¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ ok  a  fern  is   an   obvious   fractal ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨         ####                             ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§            ^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^            ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§             %  %  % %  %  %              ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§              ** **   ** **               ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                §       §                 ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                 ### ###                  ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                   ¨#¨                    ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨                    #                     §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨
§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨          ¨botrypus virginianus¨          §¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨ small,  no higher  then  third  a meter. ¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨       contains mistletoe dna in its      ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§   mitrochondria. it's not moonwort. but  ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§               it could be.               ¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨          ¨that other nice one¨           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§           ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨§ hold  on  i'm trying to  find  the  name §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨                                          §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ ¨###¨###¨###¨##¨##¨##¨##¨##¨###¨###¨###¨ §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨                                          ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨ "ferns  are  not   of   major   economic ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨           importance" - wikiped          ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨§¨
§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨