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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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