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- We're watching the fungi 
move nutrients right now.

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- Every plant, every 
animal has a different role

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in the whole ecosystem.

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- [Narrator] The mystery.

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- The real mushroom 
is underground,

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making long filaments, 
connecting to the trees.

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- [Narrator] And the wonder.

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- You can feel the 
presence of everything

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that is needed to keep us alive.

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- [Narrator] Decoding the 
secrets of the forest on "NOVA."

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(bright inspirational music)