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#@#§¤§/=~¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¨~=/§¤§#@#
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§¤¤//~~¨¨¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨¨¨~~//¤¤§
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#@#§¤§/=~¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨~=/§¤§#@#
#@#§¤§/=~¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨~=/§¤§#@#
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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 ¨~=/§¤§#@#
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@#§§¤§/=~¨ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE ¨~=/§¤§§#@
#@#§¤§/=~¨ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ¨~=/§¤§#@#
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#@#§¤§/=~¨ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ¨~=/§¤§#@#
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§¤§=¨¨¨¨¨¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨¨¨¨¨¨=§¤§
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§§=~~~~¨¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨¨~~~~=§§
#@#§¤§/=~¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨~=/§¤§#@#
##@#¤§/=~¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨~=/§¤#@##
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