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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 ..........
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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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