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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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¨¨@¨@@¨¨¨¨ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨ 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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