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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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