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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? ################## ¶#@%^~^...
....^~^%@# #######################   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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