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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,» 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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