,§,§,§,§§§                                          §,§,,§§,,§
,§,§,§,,§§                                          §,§,§,§,§§
,§,§,§,§,§                                          §,§,§,§,,§
,§,§,§,§,,                                          §,§,§,§,§§
,§,§,§,§,§                                          §,§,§,§,,§
,§,§,§,§,, ,                   ,                  , §,§,§,§,§§
,§,§,§,§,§ ,       ,      ,       ,       ,       , §,§,§,§,,§
,§,§,§,§,, -     -    -     -    -     -     -    - §,§,§,§,§§
,§,§,§,§,§ =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =   =  = §,§,§,§,,§
,§,§,§,§,, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ §,§,§,§,§§
,§,§,§,§,§                                          §,§,§,§,,§
,§,§,§,§,, 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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