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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 .......,=^
=,........ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ........,=
,......... 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 ......,=^^
§^^=,..... 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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