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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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¨¨¨¨=^^%¤# ====%%%%%%%%==== #¤%^^=¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨,^$¤# ==%% %%== #¤$^,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=^%$¤### =====%% FAIRIES LIVE HERE. %%===== ###¤$%^=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,=%¤¤ ==%% %%== ¤¤%=,¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=^%$¤### ====%%%%%%%%==== ###¤$%^=,¨
¨,=^%$¤### ###¤$%^=,¨
¨,=^%$¤### THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ###¤$%^=,¨
¨,=^%$¤### URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ###¤$%^=,¨
¨,=^%$¤### LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ###¤$%^=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,^$# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #$^,¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨,=^%$¤### THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ###¤$%^=,¨
¨,=^%$¤### WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ###¤$%^=,¨
¨,=^%$¤### THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE ###¤$%^=,¨
¨,=^%$$$¤# SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO #¤$$$%^=,¨
¨¨¨¨¨,==%¤ 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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