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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 ..........
......@.@@ Drop Down, Down, To The Midnight-Black ..........
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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 .....@....
..@.@@.... Sloane Can Grow Taller, Being Able To @.....@...
....@@@... Hide Also In The Juniper. .@.....@..
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@.....@.@@ Push Forward, Tell Them That They'Re ....@.....
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...@...... Sloane To Make Sure That The Thorns Cut ..@....@..
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.....@.... 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 .@.@@....@
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