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##@§$†:~^, AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ,^~:†$§@##
##@§$†:~^, LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ,^~:†$§@##
§†~^^^,,,, SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ,,,,^^^~†§
§§§§$†:~^, DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ,^~:†$§§§§
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##@§$†:~^, LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ,^~:†$§@##
##@§$†:~^, TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ,^~:†$§@##
###@§†:~^, THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ,^~:†§@###
##@§$†:~^, WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ,^~:†$§@##
§†††~,,,,, THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ,,,,,~†††§
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##@§$†:~^, HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ,^~:†$§@##
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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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##@§$†:~^, THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ,^~:†$§@##
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##@§$†:~^, FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ,^~:†$§@##
§†:~,,,,,, DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ,,,,,,~:†§
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