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¨,~\%***&@ @&***%\~,¨
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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. @@¶&*%\~,¨
¨,~\%*&¶@# #@¶&*%\~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~%*&@ # ~~~~ # @&*%~¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~\%*&¶@@ @@¶&*%\~,¨
¨,~\%*&¶¶¶ 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 &%\~~~,,,¨
¨,~\%*&¶@# name. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #@¶&*%\~,¨
¨,~\%*&¶@@ @@¶&*%\~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~\*¶ you can sometimes spot bleeding or ¶*\~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~\%***¶@ scars along the legs of bigger animals @¶***%\~,¨
¨¨¨¨,~%*&@ who's lingered in the moss for some @&*%~,¨¨¨¨
¨,~\%*&¶@# time. ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #@¶&*%\~,¨
¨,~\\\%%*& &*%%\\\~,¨
¨,~\%*&¶@@ # ~~~~ # @@¶&*%\~,¨
¨,~\%*&@## ##@&*%\~,¨
¨,~~\\%&&¶ 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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