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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 .¤.¤.¤¤¤¤.
.¤...¤.¤¤. WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¤¤¤¤¤...¤.
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.¤.¤..¤¤¤. SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ...¤¤.¤.¤¤
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¤¤...¤¤¤.¤ 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 ¤¤¤¤.¤¤.¤¤
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.¤¤¤¤¤¤..¤ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ..¤.¤¤.¤.¤
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¤..¤¤.¤¤.. CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¤¤¤¤¤...¤.
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¤¤¤¤.¤¤¤.. DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ...¤¤.¤...
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