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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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###¤§†^-,¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨,-^†§¤###
###¤§†^-,¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨,-^†§¤###
###¤§†^-,¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨,-^†§¤###
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###¤§†^-,¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨,-^†§¤###
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###¤§†^-,¨ 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 ¨,-^†§¤###
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#¤††^^^-,¨ DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ¨,-^^^††¤#
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###¤§†^-,¨ 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 ¨,-^†§¤###
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