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^~^.......            ^  blood clover  ^            .......^~^
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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.        .        .       .        . .......^~^
†^~^......                                          ......^~^†
£†^~^..... 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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