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###¤@*;«:¨ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED ¨:«;*@¤###
###¤@*;«:¨ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE ¨:«;*@¤###
###¤@*;«:¨ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE ¨:«;*@¤###
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###¤@*;«:¨ 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 ¨:«;*@¤###
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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 ¨:«;*@@@¤¤
###¤@*;«:¨ 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 ¨:«;*@¤###
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###¤@*;«:¨ BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ¨:«;*@¤###
#¤@;;:¨¨¨¨ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ¨¨¨¨:;;@¤#
#@;;:::¨¨¨ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ¨¨¨:::;;@#
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###¤@*;«:¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨:«;*@¤###
#¤*««::¨¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨¨::««*¤#
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