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&%*»:¨¨¨¨¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¨¨¨¨¨:»*%&
#%†»»:¨¨¨¨ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨¨¨¨:»»†%#
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###&%†*»:¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨:»*†%&###
###&%†*»:¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨:»*†%&###
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###&%†*»:¨ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¨:»*†%&###
#&†*»:¨¨¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨¨¨:»*†&#
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###&%†*»:¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨:»*†%&###
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###&%†*»:¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨:»*†%&###
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###&%†*»:¨ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¨:»*†%&###
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