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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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