Never reprinted since its original release.
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Oracle Data
Remove a +1/+1 counter from this creature: Add
. Spend this mana only to activate abilities.
, 
: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Official Judge Precedents
You can spend the two colorless mana produced by Cryptic Trilobite on two different activated abilities.
A mana cost of means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay 
to cast Cryptic Trilobite.
Activated abilities contain a colon, such as Cryptic Trilobite’s activated mana ability and its last activated ability. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keyword abilities are activated abilities (such as cycling) and will have colons in their reminder text.
