Any suggestion that it was a real force for decision in the polling booth has been blown away likethistledown.
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It has seeds likethistledownand spreads all over the district.
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The dens are usually lined with moss plants,thistledown, dried grass, and feathers.
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This movement can present the illusion ofthistledownfluttering in the wind, which could be ignored by any potential predators.
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Dispersion of the individual fruiting bodies, with theirthistledown, is anemocorous (they are sometimes dispersed by water as a secondary mechanism).
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