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,,,,,,=*$#           §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§          #$*=,,,,,,
,,,,,,^=*§           §   siren's vine.   §          §*=^,,,,,,
,^=:*$§###          §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§           ###§$*:=^,
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,,,,=***$# for  thousands  of years  known  only to #$***=,,,,
,^=:*$§### "witches",   by  which  i  mean  various ###§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§### cunning swamp dwellers §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ###§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§### §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§   amphibian   § ###§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§### §  lizards,  humanoid  frogs,  girls,  § ###§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§### § actual witches, and lots of insects  § ###§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§### § and other such gnats §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ###§$*:=^,
,,,,^:*$$# §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ that did or did #$$*:^,,,,
,^=:*$§§## not  use  it (some  would even cultivate ##§§$*:=^,
,,,,,=*$$§ it for  use in hunting) or  maybe  would §$$*=,,,,,
,^=:*$§### just  avoid   it  altogether.  the  dark ###§$*:=^,
,,,,,^::$#  sprawl underneath shallow waters. watch #$::^,,,,,
,^=:*$§§## the  gnarly  roots  of the  cedar trees, ##§§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§§## are   they   left   alone   (with   moss ##§§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§### companion)?   or   is  there   something ###§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§### slithering across it? §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§ ###§$*:=^,
,^=:*$§### §§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§§   the   plant  § ###§$*:=^,
,^^=:**§§# § 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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