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¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨¨¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE @¨¨¨¨@@@¨¨
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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 @¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨¨ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨¨
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¨@¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨
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¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨@ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨@
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¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨
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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 ¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨@¨¨¨¨@¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨¨¨@¨¨¨¨¨
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