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§§§&/,,... LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ...,,/&§§§
###§&†/«,. SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE .,«/†&§###
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#§††††/«,. LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT .,«/††††§#
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#&&//,.... THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ....,//&&#
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###§&†/«,. THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE .,«/†&§###
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###§&†/«,. ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY .,«/†&§###
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#§§§&†/«,. THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS .,«/†&§§§#
###§&†/«,. IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. .,«/†&§###
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#&//,..... DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES .....,//&#
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