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.....&.&&. & siren's vine. & ......&...
.......&&& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &......&..
.......&.& &&......&.
.........& for thousands of years known only to .&&......&
&........& "witches", by which i mean various .&&&......
.&........ cunning swamp dwellers &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& .&.&&.....
..&....... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& amphibian & ...&&&....
...&...... & lizards, humanoid frogs, girls, & &..&.&&...
....&..... & actual witches, and lots of insects & &&...&&&..
.....&.... & and other such gnats &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &&&..&.&&.
......&... &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& that did or did &.&&...&&&
&......&.. not use it (some would even cultivate ..&&&..&.&
&&......&. it for use in hunting) or maybe would ..&.&&...&
.&&......& just avoid it altogether. the dark &...&&&..&
.&&&...... sprawl underneath shallow waters. watch .&..&.&&..
.&.&&..... the gnarly roots of the cedar trees, ..&...&&&.
...&&&.... are they left alone (with moss &..&..&.&&
&..&.&&... companion)? or is there something .&..&...&&
&&...&&&.. slithering across it? &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ..&..&..&.
&&&..&.&&. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& the plant & ...&..&...
&.&&...&&& & likes mutilation; it's agressive; & ....&..&..
..&&&..&.& & it moves quickly toward the mouth, & .....&..&.
..&.&&...& & throat and ultimately, the vocal & &.....&..&
&...&&&..& & cords, which it will fill with seeds & .&.....&..
.&..&.&&.. & and as such destroy completely & ..&.....&.
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