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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 ,,,,,«««†#
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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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