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##@&¤^:»~¨ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ¨~»:^¤&@##
@&¤^^:»¨¨¨ 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 ¨~»:^¤&@##
##@&¤^:»~¨ 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 ¨¨~»::¤&&&
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##@&¤^:»~¨ 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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&¤^^:»¨¨¨¨ 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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