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,,,,###,,# TO STAY JUST BELOW  THE  GRASS,  SO THAT ,,,,###,,,
,,,#,,#,#, THE  ANIMALS  WHAT  COME  TO  DRINK  THE ,,,#,,#,,,
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,#,##,,,#, THEIR  BLOOD. CLOSER  TO  THE POND,  THE ,#,##,#,,,
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