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¨-~;^@## JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ##@#&^;~-¨
¨-~~~;;^&@ 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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