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