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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 ¨##¨¨¨¨¨##
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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 ¨¨¨¨##¨¨¨¨
#######¨¨# 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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