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&&@@†=:,,, THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ,,,:=†@@&&
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###&@*†=:, 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 ,:=†*@&@##
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#@@†:,,,,, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,,,,,:†@@#
#&*†:,,,,, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,,,,,:†*&#
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@@††=,,,,, THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ,,,,,=††@@
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#@@†:,,,,, THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ,,,,,:†@@#
#&@@@*†=:, IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ,:=†*@@@&#
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#@@&@*†=:, CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ,:=†*@&@@#
@@†=:,,,,, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,,,,,:=†@@
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