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#@£%=*~^.. "witches",  by  which  i  mean   various ..^~*=%£@#
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=*~^...... ¤  actual witches, and lots of insects ¤ ......^~*=
%=*~^..... ¤ and other such gnats ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ .....^~*=%
£%=*~^.... ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ that did or did ....^~*=%£
@£%=*~^... not  use it  (some would  even cultivate ...^~*=%£@
#@£%=*~^.. it for use  in hunting)  or maybe  would ..^~*=%£@#
##@£%=*~^. just  avoid  it  altogether.  the   dark .^~*=%£@##
#@£%=*~^..  sprawl underneath shallow waters. watch ..^~*=%£@#
@£%=*~^... the  gnarly  roots of the  cedar  trees, ...^~*=%£@
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%=*~^..... companion)?   or  is   there   something .....^~*=%
=*~^...... slithering across it? ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ......^~*=
%=*~^..... ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤   the  plant   ¤ .....^~*=%
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#@£%=*~^.. ¤  throat  and ultimately,  the vocal  ¤ ..^~*=%£@#
##@£%=*~^. ¤ cords, which it will fill with seeds ¤ .^~*=%£@##
#@£%=*~^.. ¤  and  as  such  destroy  completely  ¤ ..^~*=%£@#
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