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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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¨¨¨¨¨¨,«;* ¨ ¨ ¨ *;«,¨¨¨¨¨¨
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