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¨¨¨¨,«/*$& among ashen and juniper. a cleft in the &$*/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/*$ limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/* surrounding plains, a ninety degree */«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨,«/*$&# to stay just below the grass, so that #&$*/«,¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨,«/*$& the animals what come to drink the &$*/«,¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«/*$ water cannot see it before it draws $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«/ sloane can grow taller, being able to /«,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« hide also in the juniper. «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,« the fairies will beckon the animals to «,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨,«/*$ drink soon. and they will tug on the $*/«,¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨,«/*$&## 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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