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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ among ashen and juniper. a cleft in the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ drop down, down, to the midnight-black ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ their blood. closer to the pond, the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sloane can grow taller, being able to ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ hide also in the juniper. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ the fairies will beckon the animals to ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ push forward, tell them that they're ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ drink soon. and they will tug on the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«
;«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ sloane to make sure that the thorns cut ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«;
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$;«~¨¨¨¨¨¨ drink the nutrutious water. the fairies ¨¨¨¨¨¨~«;$
;«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ dance in the sunbeams. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«;
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