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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨^»†¤ 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 ¤¤†»^¨¨¨¨¨
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¨^»;†%¤@@@ 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 #@@¤%†;»^¨
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¨^»»»;;%@@ find its own way back. the bushes roots @@%;;»»»^¨
¨^»;†%¤@## drink the nutrutious water. the fairies ##@¤%†;»^¨
¨¨¨¨¨^;%¤@ dance in the sunbeams. @¤%;^¨¨¨¨¨
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