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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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###¤@$^«,¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨,«^$@¤###
##¤@$^«,¨¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨¨,«^$@¤##
#¤@$^«,¨¨¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨¨¨,«^$@¤#
¤@$^«,¨¨¨¨ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¨¨¨¨,«^$@¤
@$^«,¨¨¨¨¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨¨¨¨¨,«^$@
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###¤@$^«,¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨,«^$@¤###
##¤@$^«,¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨,«^$@¤##
#¤@$^«,¨¨¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨¨¨,«^$@¤#
¤@$^«,¨¨¨¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨¨¨¨,«^$@¤
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¤@$^«,¨¨¨¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨¨¨¨,«^$@¤
#¤@$^«,¨¨¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨¨¨,«^$@¤#
##¤@$^«,¨¨ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¨¨,«^$@¤##
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#¤@$^«,¨¨¨ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¨¨¨,«^$@¤#
¤@$^«,¨¨¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨¨¨,«^$@¤
@$^«,¨¨¨¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨¨¨¨,«^$@
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