,,~\§§§§&¶ ¶&§§§§\~,,
,,~\§§&¶¶¶ ¶¶¶&§§\~,,
,,,,,~§§§¶ ¶§§§~,,,,,
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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. ¶¶&§\,,,,,
,,~\§§&¶¶# #¶¶&§§\~,,
,,~\§§&&&¶ ~~~~§§§§§§§§~~~~ ¶&&&§§\~,,
,,~\§§&¶## ~~§§ §§~~ ##¶&§§\~,,
,,,~~~§§§& ~~~~~§§ 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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,,~\§§&¶## ##¶&§§\~,,
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