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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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¨¨¨¨^-=*¤¤ 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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