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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 %^*«,¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,«* 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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¨,«*^%¤@## 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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