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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).           .#..#.#.#.
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#.#.#.#..#     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.                 ##.##.#.#.
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#.#.#.#.##  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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