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##¶¤%^=~^, urge it to grow thicker, tangled, with ,^~=^%¤¶##
¶¤^^=~,,,, longer and sharper thorns. they tell it ,,,,~=^^¤¶
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##¶¤%^=~^, drink soon. and they will tug on the ,^~=^%¤¶##
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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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