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,,,,,,,,,, THE MOSS COMMONLY KNOWN AS "BLOOD ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, CLOVER" IS A CARNIVOROUS PLANT NATIVE ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, TO NORTHERN EURASIA. DESPITE ITS NAME, ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,, IT'S ACTUALLY A KIND OF MOSS. ,,,,,,,,,~
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##£$*†«~,, MICE, INSECTS) AND SLOWLY MELT THEM. ,,~«†*$£##
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,,,,,,,,,, SCARS ALONG THE LEGS OF BIGGER ANIMALS ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, WHO'S LINGERED IN THE MOSS FOR SOME ,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,,,, THE SAP HAS BEEN USED FOR TATTOOS. IT ,,,,,,,,,,
~,,,,,,,,, IS REPORTEDLY FAINT BUT PLEASANT TO THE ,,,,,,,,,~
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†«~,,,,,,, CONSUMED IN SMALL QUANTITIES. ,,,,,,,~«†
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