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....^=\$$& & siren's vine. & &$$\=^....
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...^=\$$&# for thousands of years known only to #&$$\=^...
..^=\$$&## "witches", by which i mean various ##&$$\=^..
.^=\$$&### cunning swamp dwellers &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ###&$$\=^.
..^=\$$&## &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& amphibian & ##&$$\=^..
...^=\$$&# & lizards, humanoid frogs, girls, & #&$$\=^...
....^=\$$& & actual witches, and lots of insects & &$$\=^....
.....^=\$$ & and other such gnats &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& $$\=^.....
....^=\$$& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& that did or did &$$\=^....
...^=\$$&# not use it (some would even cultivate #&$$\=^...
..^=\$$&## it for use in hunting) or maybe would ##&$$\=^..
.^=\$$&### just avoid it altogether. the dark ###&$$\=^.
..^=\$$&## sprawl underneath shallow waters. watch ##&$$\=^..
...^=\$$&# the gnarly roots of the cedar trees, #&$$\=^...
....^=\$$& are they left alone (with moss &$$\=^....
.....^=\$$ companion)? or is there something $$\=^.....
....^=\$$& slithering across it? &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& &$$\=^....
...^=\$$&# &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& the plant & #&$$\=^...
..^=\$$&## & likes mutilation; it's agressive; & ##&$$\=^..
.^=\$$&### & it moves quickly toward the mouth, & ###&$$\=^.
..^=\$$&## & throat and ultimately, the vocal & ##&$$\=^..
...^=\$$&# & cords, which it will fill with seeds & #&$$\=^...
....^=\$$& & and as such destroy completely & &$$\=^....
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