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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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&&&,,&&&,, 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 &&,,,,,,&&
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