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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 #§^†»»-,,,
,,,,,-»^^§ DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK §^^»-,,,,,
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,-»†^%%%££ 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 §%†-,,,,,,
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