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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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.....^«^%§ blood clover  is  in  its  dormant state §%^«^.....
......^«^%  indistinguishable from regular clover.  %^«^......
.......^«^ when  disturbed,  it  produces  a  thick ^«^.......
........^« sticky  sap that  will  ensnare  animals «^........
.........^ that are  too  weak to move away (frogs, ^.........
.......... mice, insects)  and  slowly  melt  them. ..........
.........^ the  plant  then   feeds  off   of   the ^.........
........^«  nutrients released. during feeding the  «^........
.......^«^ leaves  will  take  on a  reddish  tint, ^«^.......
......^«^% from  which  the  plant  get its  common %^«^......
.....^«^%§ name.        .        .        .       . §%^«^.....
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...^«^%§£# you  can   sometimes  spot  bleeding  or #£§%^«^...
..^«^%§£## scars  along the legs of  bigger animals ##£§%^«^..
.^«^%§£### who's  lingered  in the  moss  for  some ###£§%^«^.
..^«^%§£## time.        .        .       .        . ##£§%^«^..
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......^«^% the sap has  been used  for  tattoos. it %^«^......
.......^«^ is  reportedly faint but pleasant to the ^«^.......
........^« taste,   and  can  of  course   only  be «^........
.........^      consumed in small quantities.       ^.........
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