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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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-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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##£&§†=-¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨-=†§&£##
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#£&§†=-¨¨¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨¨¨-=†§&£#
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&§†=-¨¨¨¨¨ 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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=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=
†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†
§†=-¨¨¨¨¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨-=†§
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