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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 .@..@..@.@
.@@@.@@@@@ 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 ..@@@@.@@.
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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 .@@@@.@..@
.@@.@@.... FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS .@...@@@.@
@@.@@.@... DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @@@..@..@@
..@@.@@@.. DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. @..@.@@.@.
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