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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. §§««««« ¨¨¨¨¨«/§§§
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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. ¨,«/§¤§###
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§¤§§/,,¨¨¨ 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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