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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 ¨¨§§¨¨¨¨§§
¨§§¨¨§¨¨§§ 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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¨¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS §§§§§§§¨¨¨
§§¨¨¨¨¨¨¨§ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES §§§§§§¨¨§§
§¨¨§§§§§¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. §§§§§¨¨¨¨§
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