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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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§$%*~~~,,, they speak to the sloane, caress it, ,,,~~~*%$§
###§$%*~,, urge it to grow thicker, tangled, with ,,~*%$§###
##$$%*~~,, longer and sharper thorns. they tell it ,,~~*%$$##
§%*,,,,,,, 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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