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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«^¤ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¤^«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,«^¤§ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE §¤^«,¨¨¨¨¨
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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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