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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. ~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,~† †~,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨,~†% 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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