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¨^~\^§¤@## JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ##@¤§^\~^¨
¨^~\^§¤@## 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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¨¨¨¨¨^\^¤¤ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¤¤^\^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨^^\§§@ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS @§§\^^¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨^~^¤# 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 ##@¤§^\~^¨
¨^~\^§¤@## 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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¨^~\§¤@### CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ###@¤§\~^¨
¨¨¨^^^\§¤# FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS #¤§\^^^¨¨¨
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