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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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@=^~:¨¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨¨:~^=@
#@=^~:¨¨¨¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨¨¨¨:~^=@#
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