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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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,,«;*$§#@@ urge it to grow thicker, tangled, with @@#§$*;«,,
,,«;*$§### longer and sharper thorns. they tell it ###§$*;«,,
,,,«««;$$# to stay just below the grass, so that #$$;«««,,,
,,«;*$§#@# the animals what come to drink the #@#§$*;«,,
,,«;*$§#@# water cannot see it before it draws #@#§$*;«,,
,,,,,,«*§# 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 @§*«,,,,,,
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,,,,,,,«*§ drink soon. and they will tug on the §*«,,,,,,,
,,«;*$§#@# sloane to make sure that the thorns cut #@#§$*;«,,
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,,,,,«;*$§ down between the rocks, away from the §$*;«,,,,,
,,«;*$§#@# bushwork and into the cleft, they are #@#§$*;«,,
,,,,,«*§§# 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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