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¨:=†@&#### 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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¨¨¨¨::;†&& URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH &&†;::¨¨¨¨
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¨¨::===†@# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #@†===::¨¨
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¨:=;†@&### 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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¨¨¨:::=;@& ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY &@;=:::¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:==†&& SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT &&†==:¨¨¨¨
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¨:=;†@&### 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 ##@†=¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨:=††&# DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES #&††=:¨¨¨¨
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