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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨. DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH .¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~: BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE :~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~:$ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS $:~.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:$$ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS $$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$# IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. #$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$$#@ @#$$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨.~:$$#@# THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT #@#$$:~.¨¨
¨.~:$$#@## CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ##@#$$:~.¨
¨¨.~:$$#@# FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS #@#$$:~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~:$$#@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @#$$:~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~:$$# DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. #$$:~.¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~:$$ $$:~.¨¨¨¨¨
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