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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 ¨¨¨@@¨@¨@@
¨@@@¨@¨@¨¨ WATER. ¨¨@¨@@@@¨@
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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. ¨@@¨@@@@¨@
@@@¨¨¨@@¨¨ @¨@@¨¨¨@@@
¨¨@¨¨@¨@¨¨ 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. @¨@@¨@@¨¨@
@@¨@¨@@¨¨¨ @@¨@@¨@¨@¨
¨@@@@¨@¨¨@ 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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