( ( Blue cheese ) ( ( has ( ( its ( distinctive ( ( appearance and ) flavor ) ) ) ( because ( of ( ( ( the fungus ) ( ( growing though ) it ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( see ( Figure 14.23 ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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Blue cheese has its distinctive appearance and flavor because of the fungus growing though it (see  Figure 14.23).
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