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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 ,@@@,,,@,,
@,@,@@,@,, drop down, down, to the midnight-black @@,,@,,@@,
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,@,,@@@,,@ they speak to the sloane, caress it, @@,@,@,@@@
@@@,@,,@,@ 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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