##@&$*†~-¨                                          ¨-~†*$&@##
#@&$*†~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~†*$&@#
@&$*†~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
&$*†~-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-~†*$&
@&$*†~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
#@&$*†~-¨¨          &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&           ¨¨-~†*$&@#
##@&$*†~-¨          &   siren's vine.   &           ¨-~†*$&@##
#@&$*†~-¨¨          &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&           ¨¨-~†*$&@#
@&$*†~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
&$*†~-¨¨¨¨ for  thousands  of years  known  only to ¨¨¨¨-~†*$&
@&$*†~-¨¨¨ "witches",  by  which  i  mean   various ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
#@&$*†~-¨¨ cunning swamp dwellers &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ¨¨-~†*$&@#
##@&$*†~-¨ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&   amphibian   & ¨-~†*$&@##
#@&$*†~-¨¨ &  lizards,  humanoid  frogs,  girls,  & ¨¨-~†*$&@#
@&$*†~-¨¨¨ & actual witches, and lots of insects  & ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
&$*†~-¨¨¨¨ & and other such gnats &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ¨¨¨¨-~†*$&
@&$*†~-¨¨¨ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& that did or did ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
#@&$*†~-¨¨ not  use  it (some would even  cultivate ¨¨-~†*$&@#
##@&$*†~-¨ it for  use in hunting)  or maybe  would ¨-~†*$&@##
#@&$*†~-¨¨ just  avoid  it  altogether.  the   dark ¨¨-~†*$&@#
@&$*†~-¨¨¨  sprawl underneath shallow waters. watch ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
&$*†~-¨¨¨¨ the gnarly  roots  of  the  cedar trees, ¨¨¨¨-~†*$&
@&$*†~-¨¨¨ are   they   left   alone   (with   moss ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
#@&$*†~-¨¨ companion)?   or   is   there  something ¨¨-~†*$&@#
##@&$*†~-¨ slithering across it? &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ¨-~†*$&@##
#@&$*†~-¨¨ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&   the   plant  & ¨¨-~†*$&@#
@&$*†~-¨¨¨ &  likes mutilation;  it's agressive;  & ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
&$*†~-¨¨¨¨ & it  moves quickly toward the mouth,  & ¨¨¨¨-~†*$&
@&$*†~-¨¨¨ &  throat  and ultimately, the  vocal  & ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
#@&$*†~-¨¨ & cords, which it will fill with seeds & ¨¨-~†*$&@#
##@&$*†~-¨ &  and  as  such  destroy  completely  & ¨-~†*$&@##
#@&$*†~-¨¨ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ¨¨-~†*$&@#
@&$*†~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
&$*†~-¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨-~†*$&
@&$*†~-¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨-~†*$&@
#@&$*†~-¨¨                                          ¨¨-~†*$&@#
##@&$*†~-¨                                          ¨-~†*$&@##