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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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,,=:*§§&£# 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 ££§§*=,,,,
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,,=:*§&&&& HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. &&&&§*:=,,
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,,=:*§&£## THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ##£&§*:=,,
,,,===*&££ 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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