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....-~†^¤£ there's a freshwater pond, secluded £¤^†~-....
...-~†^¤£@ among ashen and juniper. a cleft in the @£¤^†~-...
..-~†^¤£@# limestone bedrock, sharp-cut from the #@£¤^†~-..
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..-~†^¤£@# drop down, down, to the midnight-black #@£¤^†~-..
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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 #@£¤^†~-..
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...-~†^¤£@ hide also in the juniper. @£¤^†~-...
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......-~†^ push forward, tell them that they're ^†~-......
.......-~† almost at the water, that they may †~-.......
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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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....-~†^¤£ drink the nutrutious water. the fairies £¤^†~-....
.....-~†^¤ dance in the sunbeams. ¤^†~-.....
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