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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ surrounding plains, a ninety degree ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ drop down, down, to the midnight-black ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ hide also in the juniper. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ drink the nutrutious water. the fairies ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ dance in the sunbeams. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
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