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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 ,:=^%§####
#§**%^^=:, WATER. ,:=^^%**§#
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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 ,,,,,,=^*§
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###§*%^=:, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,:=^%*§###
###§*%^=:, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,:=^%*§###
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###§*%^=:, 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 ,:^%*§####
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#§§%=:,,,, 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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