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.¤¤¤.¤¤¤¤¤ 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 ¤¤¤...¤¤¤¤
.¤¤.....¤. WATER. ...¤..¤...
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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 ¤¤¤.¤¤.¤..
.¤¤¤¤...¤. 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 .....¤¤¤..
¤.¤¤¤...¤¤ 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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¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤.¤ 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 ....¤.¤¤.¤
¤¤.¤....¤. DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¤...¤¤¤.¤¤
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