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¨¨¨¨,=*%%# AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE #%%*=,¨¨¨¨
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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 ¶#%%*=,¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨,=*%%# 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 #%%*=,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=*%% THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS %%*=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,=*%%# IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. #%%*=,¨¨¨¨
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