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¨:=/%¤&¶## AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ##¶&¤%/=:¨
¨:=/%¤&¶## LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ##¶&¤%/=:¨
¨:=/%¤&¶## SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ##¶&¤%/=:¨
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¨¨:::==/¤¶ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¶¤/==:::¨¨
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¨:=/%¤¶### TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ###¶¤%/=:¨
¨:=/%¤&¶## THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ##¶&¤%/=:¨
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¨:=/%¤&¶## DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ##¶&¤%/=:¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨:/¤¶ 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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