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##@¤@^^«-¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨-«^^@¤@##
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¤^^^««¨¨¨¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨¨¨¨««^^^¤
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#@¤¤@^^«-¨ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¨-«^^@¤¤@#
#@@^-¨¨¨¨¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨¨¨¨¨-^@@#
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##@¤@^^«-¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨-«^^@¤@##
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##@¤@^^«-¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨-«^^@¤@##
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@@¤^^««-¨¨ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¨¨-««^^¤@@
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