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¤£**«~,,,, 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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