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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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¨.=^^**¤@@ 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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