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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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,,&,,,,&,, 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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