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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 ¨,«*%*#¶##
#¶#*%*«,¨¨ 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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#¶#*%*«,¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨,«*%*#¶#
##¶#*%*«,¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨,«*%*#¶##
#¶#*%*«,¨¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨¨,«*%*#¶#
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#¶#*%*«,¨¨ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¨¨,«*%*#¶#
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#¶#*%*«,¨¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨¨,«*%*#¶#
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#¶#*%*«,¨¨ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ¨¨,«*%*#¶#
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#¶#*%*«,¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨,«*%*#¶#
##¶#*%*«,¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨,«*%*#¶##
#¶#*%*«,¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨,«*%*#¶#
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