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#¨#¨¨¨¨##¨ URGE IT TO  GROW  THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨####¨¨¨##
###¨¨¨#¨#¨ LONGER AND SHARPER  THORNS. THEY TELL IT #¨¨¨#¨¨#¨¨
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¨#¨¨###¨¨# ALMOST  AT  THE  WATER,  THAT  THEY  MAY ¨###¨#####
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¨¨¨##¨#¨#¨ IN  TURN  DRINKING  THE  ANIMALS  BLOOD. #¨#¨¨#¨¨¨#
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#¨##¨¨¨#¨¨ FIND ITS OWN  WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ###¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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