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###§@*==:, THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ,:==*@§###
#§@=::,,,, AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ,,,,::=@§#
###@@*==:, LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ,:==*@@###
@§@==:,,,, SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,,,,:==@§@
###§@*==:, DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ,:==*@§###
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###§@*==:, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,:==*@§###
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#@@@====:, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,:====@@@#
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##@§@*==:, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,:==*@§@##
##@§@*==:, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,:==*@§@##
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