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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. ##§%$\^¨¨¨
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¨¨^\$%§### PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ###§%$\^¨¨
¨¨¨^\$%§## 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 §%$\^¨¨¨¨¨
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