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,,»†$$§¶## AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ##¶§$$†»,,
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,,»†$$§¶## URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ##¶§$$†»,,
,,,,††$$§# LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT #§$$††,,,,
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,,,,,†$$$¶ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¶$$$†,,,,,
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,,»†$$§¶## THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ##¶§$$†»,,
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,,,»»†$$$¶ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¶$$$†»»,,,
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,,»†$$$§¶¶ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¶¶§$$$†»,,
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,,»†$$§¶## BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ##¶§$$†»,,
,,,,,»$$$¶ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¶$$$»,,,,,
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,,»†$$$$§# IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. #§$$$$†»,,
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,,»†$$$§¶# DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES #¶§$$$†»,,
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