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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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###&$§:«,, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,,«:§$&###
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###&$§:«,, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,,«:§$&###
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###&$§:«,, PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ,,«:§$&###
###&$§:«,, ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ,,«:§$&###
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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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###&$§:«,, THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ,,«:§$&###
#&§§§:«,,, CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ,,,«:§§§&#
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