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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 .&.&.&.&&.
&.&.&&.&&. it for use in hunting) or maybe would .&.&.&..&.
&.&..&..&. 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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