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¨¨¨¨.~^%£# water cannot see it before it draws #£%^~.¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨.~^%£## find its own way back. the bushes roots ##£%^~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~^%£### drink the nutrutious water. the fairies ###£%^~.¨¨
¨.~^%£#### dance in the sunbeams. ####£%^~.¨
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