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#@@¤%%/=~. Limestone Bedrock, Sharp-Cut From The .~=/%%¤@@#
#@@¤%%/=~. Surrounding Plains, A Ninety Degree .~=/%%¤@@#
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@@@¤%%/=~. 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 ......~/%¤
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#@@¤%%/=~. Bushwork And Into The Cleft, They Are .~=/%%¤@@#
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¤%=~...... 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 ....=//%%¤
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@¤%////=~. Drink The Nutrutious Water. The Fairies .~=////%¤@
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