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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. #@@§£*^»,,
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,,,,,^£§@@ 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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