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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 ,.»\*%¤#@#
#@#¤%*\»., WATER. ,.»\*%¤#@#
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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 ,,,,.»\%%¤
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¤%*\»,,,,, 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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