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/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~/
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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.         ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.
~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨.~
/~.¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ 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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