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@#@$^»,¨¨¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¨¨¨,»^$@#@
#@#@$^»,¨¨ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨¨,»^$@#@#
##@#@$^»,¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨,»^$@#@##
#@#@$^»,¨¨ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ¨¨,»^$@#@#
@#@$^»,¨¨¨ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¨¨¨,»^$@#@
#@$^»,¨¨¨¨ WATER. ¨¨¨¨,»^$@#
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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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^»,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,»^
$^»,¨¨¨¨¨¨ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¨¨¨¨¨¨,»^$
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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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@#@$^»,¨¨¨ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¨¨¨,»^$@#@
#@$^»,¨¨¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨¨¨,»^$@#
@$^»,¨¨¨¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨¨¨¨,»^$@
$^»,¨¨¨¨¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨¨¨¨¨,»^$
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