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¨.~^%§§£@# limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the #@£§§%^~.¨
¨¨.~^%§§£@ surrounding plains, a ninety degree @£§§%^~.¨¨
¨¨¨.~^%§§£ drop down, down, to the midnight-black £§§%^~.¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨.~^%§§ ~~~~~%% fairies live here. %%~~~~~ §§%^~.¨¨¨¨
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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 §%^~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.~^% 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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