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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 ¨,~^*%¤###
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#¤%*^^~~,¨ 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 ¨,~^*%¤###
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##%%^^^~,¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨,~^^^%%##
#%^~¨¨¨¨¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨¨¨¨¨~^%#
###¤%*^~,¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨,~^*%¤###
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