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###@%%†«,¨ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ¨,«†%%@###
@@@%††«¨¨¨ 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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###@%%†«,¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨,«†%%@###
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###@%%†«,¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨,«†%%@###
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##@@%%†«,¨ 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 ¨,«†%%@###
@@%†,¨¨¨¨¨ 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 ¨¨¨¨¨««%@#
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###@%%†«,¨ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¨,«†%%@###
#%†,¨¨¨¨¨¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨¨¨¨¨¨,†%#
###@%%†«,¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨,«†%%@###
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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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