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¨¨¨¨¨-«;†% urge it to grow thicker, tangled, with %†;«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«;† 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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¨¨-«;†%£## hide also in the juniper. ##£%†;«-¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-«;† sloane to make sure that the thorns cut †;«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨-«;† down between the rocks, away from the †;«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨-«;†% drink the nutrutious water. the fairies %†;«-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-«;† dance in the sunbeams. †;«-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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