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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 ,,,,,,~«;§
;«~,,,,,,, DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ,,,,,,,~«;
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#£$§;«~,,, URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ,,,~«;§$£#
£$§;«~,,,, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,,,,~«;§$£
$§;«~,,,,, TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ,,,,,~«;§$
§;«~,,,,,, 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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#£$§;«~,,, PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ,,,~«;§$£#
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##£$§;«~,, SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ,,~«;§$£##
#£$§;«~,,, DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ,,,~«;§$£#
£$§;«~,,,, DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE ,,,,~«;§$£
$§;«~,,,,, BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ,,,,,~«;§$
§;«~,,,,,, 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 ,,,,,,~«;§
$§;«~,,,,, CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ,,,,,~«;§$
£$§;«~,,,, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,,,,~«;§$£
#£$§;«~,,, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,,,~«;§$£#
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