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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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