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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 *«~.......
........~« TIME.       .        .        .        . «~........
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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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