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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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