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¨~~†§##### † blood clover † #####§†~~¨
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¨~~†%##### the moss commonly known as "blood #####%†~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~†%# clover" is a carnivorous plant native #%†~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~~~%# to northern eurasia. despite its name, #%~~~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~†%§§## it's actually a kind of moss. ##§§%†~¨¨¨
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¨~~†%§#### blood clover is in its dormant state ####§%†~~¨
¨¨~~~†%### indistinguishable from regular clover. ###%†~~~¨¨
¨¨¨¨~%§§## when disturbed, it produces a thick ##§§%~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~†%# sticky sap that will ensnare animals #%†~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~†%§§## that are too weak to move away (frogs, ##§§%†~¨¨¨
¨~~†%%§### mice, insects) and slowly melt them. ###§%%†~~¨
¨~~†%§#### the plant then feeds off of the ####§%†~~¨
¨~~†%§#### nutrients released. during feeding the ####§%†~~¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~†§# leaves will take on a reddish tint, #§†~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨~~†%%§### from which the plant get its common ###§%%†~~¨
¨¨¨¨~~†%§# name. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #§%†~~¨¨¨¨
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¨~~†%§#### you can sometimes spot bleeding or ####§%†~~¨
¨~~†%§#### scars along the legs of bigger animals ####§%†~~¨
¨~~†%§#### who's lingered in the moss for some ####§%†~~¨
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¨~~†††%%§# the sap has been used for tattoos. it #§%%†††~~¨
¨~~†%§#### is reportedly faint but pleasant to the ####§%†~~¨
¨~~†%§#### taste, and can of course only be ####§%†~~¨
¨~~~~~†§## consumed in small quantities. ##§†~~~~~¨
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