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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 ¨,~=^%¤¶##
#¶%=~,,¨¨¨ 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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¤^=,¨¨¨¨¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨¨¨¨¨,=^¤
###¶¤^=~,¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨,~=^¤¶###
##¶¤%^=~,¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨,~=^%¤¶##
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