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#£*†^~,¨¨¨ limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the ¨¨¨,~^†*£#
##£*†^~,¨¨ surrounding plains, a ninety degree ¨¨,~^†*£##
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##£*†^~,¨¨ longer and sharper thorns. they tell it ¨¨,~^†*£##
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*†^~,¨¨¨¨¨ sloane can grow taller, being able to ¨¨¨¨¨,~^†*
£*†^~,¨¨¨¨ hide also in the juniper. ¨¨¨¨,~^†*£
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*†^~,¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨,~^†*£
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*†^~,¨¨¨¨¨ drink the nutrutious water. the fairies ¨¨¨¨¨,~^†*
†^~,¨¨¨¨¨¨ dance in the sunbeams. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,~^†
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