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,,@@,@@@@@ just off the coast to the baltic sea ,,@@,@,@@,
,,@,@@,,,, there's a freshwater pond, secluded ,,@,@@@@,@
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,@@,,@@@,, limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the ,,@,,@,,@,
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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 ,,@@@@@@,,
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,@@@@,@,@@ the fairies will beckon the animals to ,@@,@,,,@,
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@@@,,@,,,@ 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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