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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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†-:....... 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 ..:-†§*§@#
@§*§†-:... DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ...:-†§*§@
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