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¤...¤¤¤¤.¤ 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 ¤¤¤.......
.¤¤..¤¤.¤. TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ..¤......¤
¤.¤.¤.¤¤¤¤ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE .¤¤.....¤¤
¤¤¤¤¤¤.... WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¤.¤....¤..
.....¤.... THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¤¤¤...¤¤.¤
....¤¤...¤ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ..¤..¤.¤¤¤
...¤.¤..¤. HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. .¤¤.¤¤¤..¤
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.¤.¤¤¤¤..¤ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¤...¤.¤...
¤¤¤...¤.¤¤ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¤..¤¤¤¤...
..¤..¤¤¤.¤ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¤.¤...¤..¤
.¤¤.¤..¤¤. DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¤¤¤..¤¤.¤¤
¤.¤¤¤.¤.¤. DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ..¤.¤.¤¤.¤
¤¤..¤¤¤¤¤¤ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE .¤¤¤¤¤.¤¤.
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¤¤¤¤.....¤ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¤...¤.¤¤.¤
...¤....¤¤ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¤..¤¤¤.¤¤.
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