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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 ¨¨^«=§§&@#
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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 ¨¨¨¨^«=§§&
@&§§=«^¨¨¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨¨¨^«=§§&@
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