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&.&.&&.&.& & siren's vine. & .&.&..&.&.
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&.&..&.&.& for thousands of years known only to .&.&.&&.&.
&.&.&&.&.& "witches", by which i mean various .&.&..&.&.
&.&..&.&.& cunning swamp dwellers &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& .&.&.&&.&.
&.&.&&.&.& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& amphibian & .&.&..&.&.
&.&..&.&.& & lizards, humanoid frogs, girls, & .&.&.&&.&.
&.&.&&.&.& & 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, .&.&.&&.&.
&.&.&&.&.& are they left alone (with moss .&.&..&.&.
&.&..&.&.& companion)? or is there something .&.&.&&.&.
&.&.&&.&.& slithering across it? &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& .&.&..&.&.
&.&..&.&.& &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& the plant & .&.&.&&.&.
&.&.&&.&.& & likes mutilation; it's agressive; & .&.&..&.&.
&.&..&.&.& & it moves quickly toward the mouth, & .&.&.&&.&.
&.&.&&.&.& & throat and ultimately, the vocal & .&.&..&.&.
&.&..&.&.& & cords, which it will fill with seeds & .&.&.&&.&.
&.&.&&.&.& & and as such destroy completely & .&.&..&.&.
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