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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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,@@@,,,@@, 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 ,,,,@@,,@,
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