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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 ##$§§\\~.,
,.~\§§#### LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ####§§\~.,
,,,,,.~\$§ TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT §$\~.,,,,,
,.~\§$§### THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE ###§$§\~.,
,.~\§$§### WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ###§$§\~.,
,,,,,.~§$# THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE #$§~.,,,,,
,.~\§$§### SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO ###§$§\~.,
,.~\§$§### HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ###§$§\~.,
,.~\§$§### ###§$§\~.,
,.~\§$§### THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ###§$§\~.,
,.~\§$§### PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ###§$§\~.,
,.~\§$§### ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ###§$§\~.,
,,,.\\§§## 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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