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@¤%=.¨¨¨¨¨ 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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¤¤¤%***=.¨ THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ¨.=***%¤¤¤
#@#¤&%*=.¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨.=*%&¤#@#
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¤&*=....¨¨ 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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