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†==-,,,,,, THE PLANT IS A DENSE NETWORK OF ,,,,,,-==†
£†==-,,,,, GREEN-BROWN TENTACLE-LIKE ROOTS, WHICH ,,,,,-==†£
¤£†==-,,,, IS OFTEN CALLED "RAT'S TAIL" BEFORE ,,,,-==†£¤
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#¤£†==-,,, STAGE LASTS FOR ONE OR TWO WEEKS, ,,,-==†£¤#
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†==-,,,,,, HAS SPREAD UNLESS ITS IN THE FIRE ,,,,,,-==†
£†==-,,,,, STAGE. SUDDENLY, AS IF OVERNIGHT, WHOLE ,,,,,-==†£
¤£†==-,,,, FIELDS CAN BE TURNED ABLAZE (WITH THE ,,,,-==†£¤
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†==-,,,,,, STAGE, THE BLUE FIRE FEEDS ON THE STONE ,,,,,,-==†
==-,,,,,,, ITSELF VIA A SLOW CHEMICAL ATTRITION. ,,,,,,,-==
†==-,,,,,, THIS IS ENOUGH TO KEEP THE ROOTS ALIVE, ,,,,,,-==†
£†==-,,,,, BUT ALL GROWTH AND PROCREATION MUST ,,,,,-==†£
¤£†==-,,,, HAPPEN DURING THE TWO WEEKS IN JUNE. ,,,,-==†£¤
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##¤£†==-,, EXTENSION OF THE SEA, AND BIRDS ARE ,,-==†£¤##
#¤£†==-,,, TRICKED INTO LANDING OR DIVING INTO IT. ,,,-==†£¤#
¤£†==-,,,, THEY ARE QUICKLY PARALYZED BY THE ,,,,-==†£¤
£†==-,,,,, POISON ON THE PURPLE HAIRS, AND ,,,,,-==†£
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†==-,,,,,, PROCREATION CAN HAPPEN SEXUALLY VIA ,,,,,,-==†
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