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,,,,,#,### longer and  sharper thorns. they tell it ,#,,#,,#,#
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,#,,,#,,#, the  animals  what  come  to  drink  the ,,,##,##,,
,##,,##,## water cannot  see  it  before  it  draws ,,,#,##,#,
,#,#,#,##, their  blood.  closer  to the pond,  the ,,,###,###
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,,##,,,,#, push  forward,  tell  them  that they're #,,##,#,,,
,,#,#,,,## almost  at  the  water,  that  they  may ,#,#,###,,
,,####,,#, drink soon.  and  they will tug  on  the ######,,#,
,,#,,,#,## sloane to make sure that the thorns  cut ,,,,,,#,##
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