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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 $;-~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-; THEY LIVE IN TROPICAL MOUNTAINS HIGH ;-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,~- ABOVE THE REST OF THE WORLD. SOME FLOAT -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ ON WATER. ~,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FERN AND A MOSS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, IS THAT THE FERN CAN TRANSFER WATER ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WITHIN ITSELF. THE MOSS HAS TO USE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, EXTERNAL WATER TRANSFER ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,~-; ,PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM, ;-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-;$ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ $;-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-;$% %$;-~,,,,,
,,,,~-;$%¤ 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. $;-~,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~- IF YOU EAT THEM YOU GET SICK. IN FACT, -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,~ OTHER PLANTS IN THE VICINITY GET SICK ~,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, AS WELL. SO THERE IS ALWAYS RECEPTION ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, ,BOTRYPUS VIRGINIANUS, ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,~- SMALL, NO HIGHER THEN THIRD A METER. -~,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-; CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS ;-~,,,,,,,
,,,,,,~-;$ MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT $;-~,,,,,,
,,,,,~-;$% IT COULD BE. %$;-~,,,,,
,,,,~-;$%¤ ¤%$;-~,,,,
,,,~-;$%¤@ @¤%$;-~,,,
,,~-;$%¤@# ,THAT OTHER NICE ONE, #@¤%$;-~,,
,~-;$%¤@## ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ##@¤%$;-~,
,,~-;$%¤@# #@¤%$;-~,,
,,,~-;$%¤@ 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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