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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 ¨¨¨¨¨¨-»*§
$§*»-¨¨¨¨¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨¨¨¨¨-»*§$
#$§*»-¨¨¨¨ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¨¨¨¨-»*§$#
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@#$§*»-¨¨¨ PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ¨¨¨-»*§$#@
#$§*»-¨¨¨¨ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ¨¨¨¨-»*§$#
$§*»-¨¨¨¨¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨¨¨¨¨-»*§$
§*»-¨¨¨¨¨¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨¨¨¨¨¨-»*§
*»-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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@#$§*»-¨¨¨ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¨¨¨-»*§$#@
#@#$§*»-¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨-»*§$#@#
##@#$§*»-¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨-»*§$#@##
#@#$§*»-¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨-»*§$#@#
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