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,,,,,,#,##   THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED    ,,,###,,,,
,,,,,,,,## AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN  THE ,,,#,##,,,
,,,,,,,,#,   LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE  #,,,,###,,
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,##,,,,### URGE  IT TO GROW  THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ,#,,,,#,,#
,###,,,#,# LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY  TELL IT ,,#,,,,#,,
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,,,###,,,# THE  ANIMALS  WHAT  COME  TO  DRINK  THE ,#,,#,,,,#
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,#,,,###,, THEIR  BLOOD. CLOSER  TO  THE POND,  THE #,,#,,#,,,
,,#,,#,##, SLOANE CAN  GROW  TALLER, BEING ABLE  TO ,#,,#,,#,,
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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 #,,,###,,#
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,,#,,#,,#, BLEEDING  FROM  A  THOUSAND  WOUNDS.  AS ,###,,#,##
#,,#,,#,,# THEY  DRINK  FROM  THE DARK WATER, IT IS ,#,##,,,##
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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 ,,,,,,,###
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