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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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