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##...#.##. the moss commonly known as "blood .###...#.#
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#.##.#..## to northern eurasia. despite its name, #.#.##.#..
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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. #..#...#.#
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###......# nutrients released. during feeding the .###.#.#..
#..#.....# leaves will take on a reddish tint, .#..#####.
##.##....# from which the plant get its common .##.#....#
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.##..##### the sap has been used for tattoos. it ..#.#.#..#
##.#.#.... is reportedly faint but pleasant to the #.######.#
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