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.&&&.&...& THERE'S A MAIDEN ON THE HILL. &&.&&&....
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.&&.&..&.& GREY CERAMICS, OVERSHOWERED WITH MOSS, ..&.&.&&..
.&.&&&.&&& STRETCHING TOWARD THE HORIZON. &.&&&&&.&.
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&&..&.&.&. SHE MOVES HER FEET. &..&...&..
&.&.&&&&&& THE PATCH IS WET. .&.&&..&&.
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.....&.... AN ISLAND IN THE CLOUDS, .&..&&&&&&
&....&&... SHE'S COZY AND STRONG ON THE CREST &&&.&.....
&&...&.&.. WITH HER SHEEP. &..&&&....
&.&..&&&&. AND NOONE ELSE IS AROUND. .&.&..&...
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&...&&&..& AS HER FEET MOVE HER HAZILY FORWARD SHE &&...&&.&.
&&..&..&.& LOOKS AROUND, AND SPOTS ANOTHER ISLAND ..&..&.&&&
..&.&&.&&& ON THE SEA OF FOAM. &.&&.&&&..
..&&&.&&.. &&&.&&..&.
..&..&&.&. STOPS MID-STRIDE. SHE FROWNS. ...&&.&.&&
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