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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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%†~,...... 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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