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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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##%$*-,¨¨¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨¨¨,-*$%##
###%$*-,¨¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨¨,-*$%###
####%$*-,¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨,-*$%####
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###%$*-,¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨,-*$%###
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####%$*-,¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨,-*$%####
###%$*-,¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨,-*$%###
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###%$*-,¨¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨¨,-*$%###
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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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