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,,,,@,@@,, there's a freshwater pond, secluded ,,@@@,,,,,
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,,,,,,@,@@ 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 ,,@,@@,,,@
@,,,,,,,@@ 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 ,@,,,,,,@@
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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 ,,@,,,,,@,
,,,,,,@@@, deep. when they finally find the path ,,,@,,,,,@
@,,,,,@,@@ down between the rocks, away from the @,,,@,,,,,
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,,@,,,,,@, bleeding from a thousand wounds. as ,,@,,,@,,,
,,,@,,,,,, they drink from the dark water, it is @,,@,,,@,,
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,,,@,,,,,@ drink the nutrutious water. the fairies @,@@,,@,,@
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