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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 ^*=:,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,:= 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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