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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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¨,~;*%%%§§ ~~~~********~~~~ §§%%%*;~,¨
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¨,~;*%§@## ~~~~~** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **~~~~~ ##@§%*;~,¨
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¨,~;*%§§§§ ~~~~********~~~~ §§§§%*;~,¨
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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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