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&*^†=~,,,, among ashen and juniper. a cleft in 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 ,,~=†^*&##
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##&*^†=~,, 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 ,,,~=†^*&#
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&*^†=~,,,, 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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