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*==«.¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨.«==*
==«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS KNOWN ONLY TO ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«==
*==«.¨¨¨¨¨ "WITCHES", BY WHICH I MEAN VARIOUS ¨¨¨¨¨.«==*
#*==«.¨¨¨¨ CUNNING SWAMP DWELLERS ################# ¨¨¨¨.«==*#
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#*==«.¨¨¨¨ NOT USE IT (SOME WOULD EVEN CULTIVATE ¨¨¨¨.«==*#
*==«.¨¨¨¨¨ IT FOR USE IN HUNTING) OR MAYBE WOULD ¨¨¨¨¨.«==*
==«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ JUST AVOID IT ALTOGETHER. THE DARK ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«==
*==«.¨¨¨¨¨ SPRAWL UNDERNEATH SHALLOW WATERS. WATCH ¨¨¨¨¨.«==*
#*==«.¨¨¨¨ THE GNARLY ROOTS OF THE CEDAR TREES, ¨¨¨¨.«==*#
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#*==«.¨¨¨¨ # IT MOVES QUICKLY TOWARD THE MOUTH, # ¨¨¨¨.«==*#
*==«.¨¨¨¨¨ # THROAT AND ULTIMATELY, THE VOCAL # ¨¨¨¨¨.«==*
==«.¨¨¨¨¨¨ # CORDS, WHICH IT WILL FILL WITH SEEDS # ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«==
*==«.¨¨¨¨¨ # AND AS SUCH DESTROY COMPLETELY # ¨¨¨¨¨.«==*
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