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###^---,,, AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ,,,---^###
##@#§^:-:, LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ,:-:^§#@##
###@#^:-:, SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,:-:^#@###
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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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##@#§^:-:, CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ,:-:^§#@##
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##@#§^:-:, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,:-:^§#@##
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