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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 #¤*§«.¨¨¨¨
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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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