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,,,,&,&&,, 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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&&,,,,,,&, carried out; the animal is abandoned to ,,&,&&,,,&
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,&&&,,,,,, drink the nutrutious water. the fairies &&,,&,&&,,
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