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¨^»=%@¤@## TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ##@¤@%=»^¨
¨¨^^»»%@@¤ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¤@@%»»^^¨¨
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¨^»=%@@### HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ###@@%=»^¨
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¨^»=%@¤@## DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ##@¤@%=»^¨
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¨^»=%@¤@## BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ##@¤@%=»^¨
¨^»=%@¤@## BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ##@¤@%=»^¨
¨^»=%@¤@## THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ##@¤@%=»^¨
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