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#¤¤†~~¨¨¨¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¨¨¨¨~~†¤¤#
##¤†~¨¨¨¨¨ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨¨¨¨¨~†¤##
#@#&¤$†~~¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨~~†$¤&#@#
&$†~~¨¨¨¨¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨¨¨¨¨~~†$&
#@#&¤$†~~¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨~~†$¤&#@#
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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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