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,,,,,,,,## JUST OFF  THE  COAST  TO THE BALTIC  SEA #,,#,##,,,
,,,,,,,,#,   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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,,,###,,,# CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS  ABANDONED TO ,###,,,,,#
#,,#,##,,, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES  ROOTS ,#,##,,,,,
,#,,,###,, DRINK  THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,,,###,,,,
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