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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 ¤¤*»¨¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨--;%¤ 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 ###¤%*;»-¨
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