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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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