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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:-= AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE =-:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨:-=^%¤¶# URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH #¶¤%^=-:¨¨
¨:-=^%¤¶## LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ##¶¤%^=-:¨
¨¨:-=^%¤¶# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #¶¤%^=-:¨¨
¨¨¨:-=^%¤¶ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¶¤%^=-:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:-=^%¤ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¤%^=-:¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:-=^ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ^=-:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:-=^% BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS %^=-:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:-=^%¤ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¤%^=-:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨:-=^%¤¶ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¶¤%^=-:¨¨¨
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¨¨:-=^%¤¶# CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO #¶¤%^=-:¨¨
¨¨¨:-=^%¤¶ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¶¤%^=-:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:-=^%¤ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¤%^=-:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:-=^% DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. %^=-:¨¨¨¨¨
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