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##¶%§;=,¨¨ there's a freshwater pond, secluded ¨¨,=;§%¶##
#¶%§;=,¨¨¨ 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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#¶%§;=,¨¨¨ longer and sharper thorns. they tell it ¨¨¨,=;§%¶#
¶%§;=,¨¨¨¨ to stay just below the grass, so that ¨¨¨¨,=;§%¶
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%§;=,¨¨¨¨¨ the fairies will beckon the animals to ¨¨¨¨¨,=;§%
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