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«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ surrounding plains, a ninety degree ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨:«*%§
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*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ almost at the water, that they may ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*
«:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ drink soon. and they will tug on the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:«
:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sloane to make sure that the thorns cut ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ deep. when they finally find the path ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ down between the rocks, away from the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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%*«:¨¨¨¨¨¨ drink the nutrutious water. the fairies ¨¨¨¨¨¨:«*%
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