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¨^-†$¤¤### AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ###¤¤$†-^¨
¨¨^-†$¤¤## LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ##¤¤$†-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-†$¤¤# SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE #¤¤$†-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†$¤¤ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ¤¤$†-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-†$¤ WATER. ¤$†-^¨¨¨¨¨
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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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¨¨¨^-†$¤¤# THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO #¤¤$†-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-†$¤¤## PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ##¤¤$†-^¨¨
¨^-†$¤¤### ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ###¤¤$†-^¨
¨¨^-†$¤¤## DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ##¤¤$†-^¨¨
¨¨¨^-†$¤¤# SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT #¤¤$†-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†$¤¤ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¤¤$†-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-†$¤ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ¤$†-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†$¤¤ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¤¤$†-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-†$¤¤# BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS #¤¤$†-^¨¨¨
¨¨^-†$¤¤## THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ##¤¤$†-^¨¨
¨^-†$¤¤### IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ###¤¤$†-^¨
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¨¨¨^-†$¤¤# THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT #¤¤$†-^¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†$¤¤ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¤¤$†-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨^-†$¤ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¤$†-^¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨^-†$¤¤ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¤¤$†-^¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨^-†$¤¤# DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. #¤¤$†-^¨¨¨
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