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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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