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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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¨,~/§$§@## ~~~~~§§ FAIRIES LIVE HERE. §§~~~~~ ##@§$§/~,¨
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¨,~/§$§@## URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ##@§$§/~,¨
¨,~/§$§§@@ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT @@§§$§/~,¨
¨¨¨,~~§$@# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #@$§~~,¨¨¨
¨,~/§$$$$@ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE @$$$$§/~,¨
¨¨¨¨,,~§§# WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS #§§~,,¨¨¨¨
¨,~/§§@### THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ###@§§/~,¨
¨,~/§$§@## SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ##@§$§/~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~§§§# HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. #§§§~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~/§$§@## THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ##@§$§/~,¨
¨,~/§$§@@@ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE @@@§$§/~,¨
¨,~/§$§@## ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ##@§$§/~,¨
¨,~/§$§@## DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ##@§$§/~,¨
¨,~/§$§@## SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ##@§$§/~,¨
¨¨¨¨¨~/§$§ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH §$§/~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨,~/§§§§$@ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE @$§§§§/~,¨
¨,~/§$§@## BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ##@§$§/~,¨
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¨¨¨¨~//§$§ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. §$§//~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨~/$@ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT @$/~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,~/§$$$$@ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO @$$$$§/~,¨
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¨,~/§$§@## DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ##@§$§/~,¨
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