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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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###¶¤@**=¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨=**@¤¶###
###¤@**=^¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨^=**@¤###
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