When you shoot an arrow in a block that is above you, the arrow turns black, but this doesn't occur with leaves.
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When you shoot an arrow in a block that is above you, the arrow turns black, but this doesn't occur with leaves.
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Minecraft 14w11b
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Probably the same bug that causes buttons with blocks above them to turn black.