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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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..¤.¤¤...¤ 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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...¤¤¤..¤. 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 ¤..¤......
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...¤...¤.¤ 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 ..¤.¤¤..¤.
.......¤.. 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 .¤.¤¤...¤.
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