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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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^*=,...... 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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#¤§^*=,... DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ...,=*^§¤#
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^*=,...... 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 .......,=*
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¤§^*=,.... DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ....,=*^§¤
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