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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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&%%%%§;»-¨ 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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##@&%§;»-¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨-»;§%&@##
##@&%§;»-¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨-»;§%&@##
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##@&%§;»-¨ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¨-»;§%&@##
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#@@&%§;»-¨ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¨-»;§%&@@#
&%§§§»»»-¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨-»»»§§§%&
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#&&%;---¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨---;%&&#
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