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##¤=«~¨¨¨¨ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨¨¨¨~«=¤##
¤¤¤^«~¨¨¨¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨¨¨¨~«^¤¤¤
###¤¤=^«~¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨~«^=¤¤###
###¤¤=^«~¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨~«^=¤¤###
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###¤¤=^«~¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨~«^=¤¤###
¤=^^«~¨¨¨¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨¨¨¨~«^^=¤
###¤¤=^«~¨ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¨~«^=¤¤###
###¤¤=^«~¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨~«^=¤¤###
¤¤^«««¨¨¨¨ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¨¨¨¨«««^¤¤
###¤¤=^«~¨ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¨~«^=¤¤###
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###¤¤=^«~¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨~«^=¤¤###
###¤¤=^«~¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨~«^=¤¤###
###¤¤=^«~¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨~«^=¤¤###
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¤===^~~~¨¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨¨~~~^===¤
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##¤=«¨¨¨¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨¨¨¨«=¤##
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