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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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