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##@@§&^«,¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨,«^&§@@##
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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 ¨,«^%&@@##
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#@@§&%^«,¨ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¨,«^%&§@@#
#@@§&%^«,¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨,«^%&§@@#
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#@@§&%^«,¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨,«^%&§@@#
§§&^,¨¨¨¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨¨¨¨,^&§§
#@@§&%^«,¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨,«^%&§@@#
##@@§%^«,¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨,«^%§@@##
@§%%%%^«,¨ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¨,«^%%%%§@
##@@&%^«,¨ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¨,«^%&@@##
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#@@§&%^«,¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨,«^%&§@@#
§%^,¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨,^%§
#@@§&%^«,¨ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¨,«^%&§@@#
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##@§&%^«,¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨,«^%&§@##
§&%«,,¨¨¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨¨¨,,«%&§
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