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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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##@§*=«... THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ...«=*§@##
#@§*=«.... 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 ....«=*§@#
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###@§*=«.. 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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##@§*=«... 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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