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.,,,,,,,,, THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ,,,,,,,,,.
=.,,,,,,,, AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ,,,,,,,,.=
:=.,,,,,,, LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ,,,,,,,.=:
*:=.,,,,,, SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,,,,,,.=:*
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:=.,,,,,,, URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ,,,,,,,.=:
=.,,,,,,,, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,,,,,,,,.=
.,,,,,,,,, TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ,,,,,,,,,.
=.,,,,,,,, THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ,,,,,,,,.=
:=.,,,,,,, WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ,,,,,,,.=:
*:=.,,,,,, THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ,,,,,,.=:*
$*:=.,,,,, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,,,,,.=:*$
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@¤$*:=.,,, DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ,,,.=:*$¤@
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*:=.,,,,,, DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ,,,,,,.=:*
:=.,,,,,,, BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ,,,,,,,.=:
=.,,,,,,,, BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ,,,,,,,,.=
.,,,,,,,,, THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ,,,,,,,,,.
=.,,,,,,,, IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ,,,,,,,,.=
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$*:=.,,,,, CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ,,,,,.=:*$
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