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###§¤^=«,¨ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨,«=^¤§###
##§^=,¨¨¨¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨¨¨¨,=^§##
####§¤^=,¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨,=^¤§####
###§¤^=«,¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨,«=^¤§###
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###§¤^=«,¨ 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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##¤¤=«,¨¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨¨,«=¤¤##
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###§¤^=«,¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨,«=^¤§###
###§¤^=«,¨ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¨,«=^¤§###
###§¤^=«,¨ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¨,«=^¤§###
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###§¤^=«,¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨,«=^¤§###
###§¤^=«,¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨,«=^¤§###
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###§¤^=«,¨ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ¨,«=^¤§###
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####§^=«,¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨,«=^§####
###§¤^=«,¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨,«=^¤§###
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