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##¤^=«,,,, urge it to grow thicker, tangled, with ,,,,«=^¤##
#¤^=«,,,,, longer and sharper thorns. they tell it ,,,,,«=^¤#
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###¤^=«,,, almost at the water, that they may ,,,«=^¤###
##¤^=«,,,, drink soon. and they will tug on the ,,,,«=^¤##
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####¤^=«,, carried out; the animal is abandoned to ,,«=^¤####
###¤^=«,,, find its own way back. the bushes roots ,,,«=^¤###
##¤^=«,,,, drink the nutrutious water. the fairies ,,,,«=^¤##
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