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###¤¤%;~^, JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ,^~;%¤¤###
#¤¤;;^,,,, 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 ,^~;%¤¤###
###¤¤%;~^, DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ,^~;%¤¤###
###¤¤%;~^, WATER. ,^~;%¤¤###
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###¤¤%;~^, THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ,^~;%¤¤###
###¤¤%;~^, URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ,^~;%¤¤###
##¤%~~~~^, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,^~~~~%¤##
##¤;^,,,,, 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 ,,^^^^;¤¤#
###¤¤%;~^, SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ,^~;%¤¤###
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###¤¤%;~^, BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ,^~;%¤¤###
#¤¤;^,,,,, 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 ,^~;%¤####
###¤¤%;~^, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,^~;%¤¤###
###¤¤%;~^, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,^~;%¤¤###
###¤¤%;~^, DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ,^~;%¤¤###
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