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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 ¨,-:*%#@##
#*--¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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