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###¤@==«^, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,^«==@¤###
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###¤@==«^, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,^«==@¤###
###¤@==«^, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,^«==@¤###
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###¤@==«^, PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ,^«==@¤###
###¤@==«^, ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ,^«==@¤###
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###¤@==«^, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,^«==@¤###
###¤@==«^, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,^«==@¤###
###¤@==«^, DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ,^«==@¤###
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