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.....,†$¤¤ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¤¤$†,.....
.,-†%$¤¶## AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ##¶¤$%†-,.
....,†%$¤¤ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¤¤$%†,....
.,-†%$$¤¤¶ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¶¤¤$$%†-,.
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.....-†$¶# URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH #¶$†-.....
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.,-†%$¶### THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ###¶$%†-,.
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.,-†%$¤¶## THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ##¶¤$%†-,.
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.,-†%$¤¶## HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ##¶¤$%†-,.
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.,-†%$¤¶## ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ##¶¤$%†-,.
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.,-†%$¤¶## BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ##¶¤$%†-,.
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