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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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,&,,,,,,&& ~~~~~^^ fairies live here. ^^~~~~~ ,,&,&&,,&,
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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 ,,&,&&,,&,
,,,,,,,,&, dance in the sunbeams. &,,,&&&,,&
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