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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. $$~~~~~ §¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ ~~$$ $$~~ §¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ ~~~~$$$$$$$$~~~~ §¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
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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. §¨§¨§§¨¨§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ §¨§¨¨§¨§§¨
§¨§¨§¨§¨§¨ 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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