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##@&$%†~., SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,.~†%$&@##
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$%†~.,,,,, THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ,,,,,.~†%$
&$%†~.,,,, URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ,,,,.~†%$&
@&$%†~.,,, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,,,.~†%$&@
#@&$%†~.,, TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ,,.~†%$&@#
##@&$%†~., THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ,.~†%$&@##
#@&$%†~.,, WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ,,.~†%$&@#
@&$%†~.,,, THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ,,,.~†%$&@
&$%†~.,,,, SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ,,,,.~†%$&
$%†~.,,,,, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,,,,,.~†%$
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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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