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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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