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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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##@&¤†:-,¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨,,:¤¤&
#@&¤:-,¨¨¨ 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 ¨,-:†¤&@##
&†-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-†&
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##@&¤†:-,¨ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¨,-:†¤&@##
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