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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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¨^~†=@¤@@@ 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 @¤==~^¨¨¨¨
¨^~†=@¤@@@ 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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¨¨¨¨~†@@@@ 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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