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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. %%««««« ¨¨¨¨¨¨.«/%
¤%/«.¨¨¨¨¨ ««%% %%«« ¨¨¨¨¨.«/%¤
#¤%/«.¨¨¨¨ ««««%%%%%%%%«««« ¨¨¨¨.«/%¤#
@#¤%/«.¨¨¨ ¨¨¨.«/%¤#@
#@#¤%/«.¨¨ 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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