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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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