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¨~»*†£¶### clover" is  a  carnivorous plant  native ###¶£†*»~¨
¨~»**††££¶ to northern  eurasia. despite  its name, ¶££††**»~¨
¨¨¨¨~»»*†§ it's   actually   a   kind    of   moss. §†*»»~¨¨¨¨
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¨~»*†£§§§¶ 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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¨~»*†£§¶## scars along  the legs  of bigger animals ##¶§£†*»~¨
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¨~»*†£§¶## time.       ¨        ¨        ¨        ¨ ##¶§£†*»~¨
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¨¨¨¨~~»*£¶ taste,  and   can  of  course   only  be ¶£*»~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨»»*†§§¶       consumed in small quantities.      ¶§§†*»»¨¨¨
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