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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 ##**;==,¨¨
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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 ##§;=,¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨,;§# PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE #§;,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=;*§#### ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ####§*;=,¨
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¨,=;*§#### 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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