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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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¨^=:§@¤### LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ###¤@§:=^¨
¨^=:§§§@¤# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #¤@§§§:=^¨
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¨^=:§@¤### SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ###¤@§:=^¨
¨^=:§¤#### HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ####¤§:=^¨
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¨^=:§@¤### THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS 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 ###¤@§:=^¨
¨^=:§@¤### 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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¨^=:§§@@¤¤ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¤¤@@§§:=^¨
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