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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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 ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ WATER. ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
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¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ~~%% %%~~ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ~~~~~%% FAIRIES LIVE HERE. %%~~~~~ ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
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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. ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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. ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ 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 ¨@¨@@¨¨@¨@
¨@¨@¨@¨@¨@ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨@¨¨@¨@@¨@
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