,,~-*†§¤## ##¤§†*-~,,
,~-*†§¤### ###¤§†*-~,
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,,,~-*†§¤# #¤§†*-~,,,
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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. #¤§†*-~,,,
,,,,~-*†§¤ ¤§†*-~,,,,
,,,,,~-*†§ ----††††††††---- §†*-~,,,,,
,,,,,,~-*† --†† ††-- †*-~,,,,,,
,,,,,,,~-* -----†† 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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