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