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¨¨¨¨¨--;¤# 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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¨~-;^¤#### URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ####¤^;-~¨
¨~-;^¤#### 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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¨~-;^¤#### PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ####¤^;-~¨
¨~-;^¤#### ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ####¤^;-~¨
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¨~-;^¤#### 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 ####¤^;-~¨
¨~-;^¤#### BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ####¤^;-~¨
¨~-;^¤#### THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ####¤^;-~¨
¨~-;^¤#### IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ####¤^;-~¨
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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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