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§§§§§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨¨§¨§§§§
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¨¨¨§§§¨§§§                                          §¨§¨¨§¨¨¨¨
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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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