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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 #@#§¤†:~^¨
¨^~:†¤§#@# time. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #@#§¤†:~^¨
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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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