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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. ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨&&¨&¨ //////////////////////////////////////// ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ » » » » » » » » » » » &&¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨&&¨&¨ . . . . . . . . ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ &&¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨&&¨&¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨&&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&&¨
&¨¨&¨&&¨&¨ ¨&¨&¨&¨¨&¨
&¨&&¨¨&¨&¨ &&¨&¨&¨&&¨