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¤†~~::,,,, 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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##¤†;~:,,, 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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#@#¤$†;~:, CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ,:~;†$¤#@#
##@¤$†;~:, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,:~;†$¤@##
##@#¤$;~:, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,:~;$¤#@##
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