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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 ,,,@,@@,@@
@,,@@@@,@, drop down, down, to the midnight-black ,,@@@,@@,,
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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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