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&%=†«-,,,, JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ,,,,-«†=%&
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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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«-,,,,,,,, THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ,,,,,,,,-«
†«-,,,,,,, URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ,,,,,,,-«†
=†«-,,,,,, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,,,,,,-«†=
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&%=†«-,,,, 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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%=†«-,,,,, 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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