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#@¶¤%$/=^. AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE .^=/$%¤¶@#
#@¶¤%$/=^. LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE .^=/$%¤¶@#
#@¶¤%$/=^. SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE .^=/$%¤¶@#
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##¶¤%$/=^. TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT .^=/$%¤¶##
#@¶¤%$/=^. THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE .^=/$%¤¶@#
#@¶¤%$/=^. WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS .^=/$%¤¶@#
##@¶¤%$/=^ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ^=/$%¤¶@##
@¤¤%$===^. SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO .^===$%¤¤@
¤$///^.... HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ....^///$¤
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#@¶¤%$/=^. THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO .^=/$%¤¶@#
#@¶¤%$/=^. PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE .^=/$%¤¶@#
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¶¤¤¤%$/=^. CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO .^=/$%¤¤¤¶
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¤$/====... DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ...====/$¤
##@¶%$/=^. DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. .^=/$%¶@##
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