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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? &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ,,,~~~*%##
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##%%%**~,, & 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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