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.@.....@.@ THEY LIVE IN TROPICAL MOUNTAINS HIGH .@@...@@@.
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.....@@@.. IF YOU EAT THEM YOU GET SICK. IN FACT, @...@..@..
.....@.@@. OTHER PLANTS IN THE VICINITY GET SICK .@...@..@.
.......@@@ AS WELL. SO THERE IS ALWAYS RECEPTION ..@...@..@
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