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.#.#...###            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            #..##..#..
.####..#..            :  blood clover  :            ##.#.#.##.
.#...#.##.            # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #            ..######.#
###..###.#                                          #.#.....##
...#.#..## 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. ##..#.#.##
..##.#.##.                                          #.#.#####.
..#.####.#                 # ~~~~ #                 #####....#
#.###...##                                          .....#...#
.##..#..#. 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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.#....####                 # ~~~~ #                 ..#...#.#.
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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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