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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. .&.&..&.&.
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&..&.&.&.& 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. &&.&.&&.&.
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&..&.&.&.& 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 &&.&.&&.&.
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&..&.&.&.& 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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&..&.&.&.& SMALL, NO HIGHER THEN THIRD A METER. .&.&..&.&.
&.&&.&.&.& CONTAINS MISTLETOE DNA IN ITS &&.&.&&.&.
&..&.&.&.& MITROCHONDRIA. IT'S NOT MOONWORT. BUT .&.&..&.&.
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&..&.&.&.& .THAT OTHER NICE ONE. .&.&..&.&.
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&..&.&.&.& "FERNS ARE NOT OF MAJOR ECONOMIC .&.&..&.&.
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