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-^........ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ........^-
†-^....... AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE .......^-†
^†-^...... LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ......^-†^
$^†-^..... SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE .....^-†^$
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†-^....... THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, .......^-†
-^........ 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 ......^-†^
$^†-^..... THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE .....^-†^$
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$^†-^..... SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT .....^-†^$
^†-^...... 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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