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.:-†%$§### the  moss   commonly   known  as  "blood ###§$%†-:.
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.:-†%$§#@@ to northern  eurasia.  despite its name, @@#§$%†-:.
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.:-†%$§#@# blood clover  is  in  its dormant  state #@#§$%†-:.
..::--††$§  indistinguishable from regular clover.  §$††--::..
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.:-†%$§#@@ sticky sap  that  will  ensnare  animals @@#§$%†-:.
.:-†%$§§## that are too  weak to move away  (frogs, ##§§$%†-:.
.:-†%$§@## mice,  insects)  and  slowly  melt them. ##@§$%†-:.
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.:-†%$§#@# leaves  will  take  on a  reddish  tint, #@#§$%†-:.
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