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¨¨¨¨§§§¨¨¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED §§§§¨¨§§§§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨§§¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
§§§§§§§§§§ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE §§§¨¨¨¨§§§
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§§§§§§§¨¨§ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨§§§§§¨¨¨¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT §§§§§§§§§¨
¨¨§§§¨¨§§¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT §§§§§§§§¨¨
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§§§§§§¨¨§§ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¨§§¨¨§§§§§
§§§§§¨¨¨¨§ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
§§§§¨¨§§¨¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨§§§§¨¨§§§
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¨¨§§¨¨§§§§ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨¨§§¨¨¨¨¨
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