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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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%†-~...... They Speak To The Sloane, Caress It, ......~-†%
†-~....... 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 .....~-†%@
#@%†-~.... Their Blood. Closer To The Pond, The ....~-†%@#
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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 ...~-†%@##
#@%†-~.... Dance In The Sunbeams. ....~-†%@#
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