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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 §†~.......
......~†§¤ 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 ###&¤§†~..
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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 &¤§†~.....
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...~†§¤# Bushwork And Into The Cleft, They Are ##&¤§†~...
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....~†§¤ In Turn Drinking The Animals Blood. #&¤§†~....
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.......~†§ Drink The Nutrutious Water. The Fairies §†~.......
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