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#§$/,,,,,, AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ,,,,,,/$§#
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###§%$/=,, SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,,=/$%§###
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#§§%$/,,,, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,,,,/$%§§#
####%$/=,, TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ,,=/$%####
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