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¨§¨¨¨§¨§§§                                          §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§
§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            ¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨            †  BLOOD CLOVER  †            §¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨
¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨¨            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            §§¨¨¨§§§¨¨
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§ 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. ¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨§                 # ~~~~ #                 ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§
§¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ 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.        ¨       ¨        ¨        ¨ §¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          §§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨¨ YOU  CAN   SOMETIMES  SPOT  BLEEDING  OR §§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨¨ SCARS ALONG  THE LEGS OF  BIGGER ANIMALS §¨§§¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨ WHO'S  LINGERED  IN THE  MOSS  FOR  SOME ¨¨§§§¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨ TIME.        ¨        ¨        ¨       ¨ ¨¨§¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§¨                 # ~~~~ #                 §§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§                                          ¨§§¨¨¨§§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§ 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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§§¨¨§¨§§¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§