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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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¤$:«,¨¨¨¨¨ THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ¨¨¨¨¨,«:$¤
$:«,¨¨¨¨¨¨ URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ¨¨¨¨¨¨,«:$
¤$:«,¨¨¨¨¨ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ¨¨¨¨¨,«:$¤
&¤$:«,¨¨¨¨ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ¨¨¨¨,«:$¤&
@&¤$:«,¨¨¨ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ¨¨¨,«:$¤&@
#@&¤$:«,¨¨ WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ¨¨,«:$¤&@#
##@&¤$:«,¨ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ¨,«:$¤&@##
#@&¤$:«,¨¨ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ¨¨,«:$¤&@#
@&¤$:«,¨¨¨ HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ¨¨¨,«:$¤&@
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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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¤$:«,¨¨¨¨¨ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT ¨¨¨¨¨,«:$¤
&¤$:«,¨¨¨¨ CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ¨¨¨¨,«:$¤&
@&¤$:«,¨¨¨ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS ¨¨¨,«:$¤&@
#@&¤$:«,¨¨ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES ¨¨,«:$¤&@#
##@&¤$:«,¨ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ¨,«:$¤&@##
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