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,#####,,## LONGER  AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT #,,,#,,###
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####,,#,,, WATER  CANNOT SEE  IT  BEFORE  IT  DRAWS ,,,####,,#
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,,,,##,#,# ALMOST  AT  THE  WATER,  THAT  THEY  MAY ##,,#,#,,#
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