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~,,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,~=^%¤£@
£¤%^=~,,,, water cannot see it before it draws ,,,,~=^%¤£
¤%^=~,,,,, their blood. closer to the pond, the ,,,,,~=^%¤
%^=~,,,,,, sloane can grow taller, being able to ,,,,,,~=^%
^=~,,,,,,, hide also in the juniper. ,,,,,,,~=^
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,,,,,,,,,, push forward, tell them that they're ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, almost at the water, that they may ,,,,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,,, drink soon. and they will tug on the ,,,,,,,,,,
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^=~,,,,,,, down between the rocks, away from the ,,,,,,,~=^
%^=~,,,,,, bushwork and into the cleft, they are ,,,,,,~=^%
¤%^=~,,,,, bleeding from a thousand wounds. as ,,,,,~=^%¤
£¤%^=~,,,, they drink from the dark water, it is ,,,,~=^%¤£
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£¤%^=~,,,, drink the nutrutious water. the fairies ,,,,~=^%¤£
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