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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 @@¨¨¨@@@¨¨
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@¨¨@¨¨¨@¨¨ 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. @@¨¨@¨@@¨¨
¨@¨@@¨¨@¨¨ ¨@@¨¨¨@@@¨
¨¨¨@@@¨¨@¨ 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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