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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 §†~~......
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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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