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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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