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¨@@¨¨¨@¨¨@ 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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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨@¨ 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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