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#@#%%†-:¨¨ among ashen and juniper. a cleft in the ¨¨:-†%%#@#
@#%%†-:¨¨¨ limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the ¨¨¨:-†%%#@
#%%†-:¨¨¨¨ surrounding plains, a ninety degree ¨¨¨¨:-†%%#
%%†-:¨¨¨¨¨ drop down, down, to the midnight-black ¨¨¨¨¨:-†%%
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##@#%%†-:¨ urge it to grow thicker, tangled, with ¨:-†%%#@##
#@#%%†-:¨¨ longer and sharper thorns. they tell it ¨¨:-†%%#@#
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-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ hide also in the juniper. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-
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