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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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##@@¤*==^¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨^==*¤@@##
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@@¤*==¨¨¨¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨¨¨¨==*¤@@
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##@@¤*==^¨ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¨^==*¤@@##
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