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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 ##¶§£†*«~.
.~«†£§¶### name.        .        .       .        . ###¶§£†«~.
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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 §§†††**«~.
.~«*†£§¶## time.        .        .       .        . ##¶§£†*«~.
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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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